SyberJet Receives Letters of Intent for More Than 50 SJ36 Light Jets After Las Vegas Mockup Unveiling
Why It MattersEarly orders for a $14 million light jet pitched at midsize-class charter economics show how launch-customer programmes use pricing tiers and fast-moving mockup events to turn interest into commitments before certification-era deliveries.
What happened
SyberJet Aircraft has received letters of intent (LOIs) for more than 50 SJ36 light jets after presenting a full-scale mockup of the aircraft at Henderson Executive Airport in Las Vegas on 19 October. The LOIs come from charter operators, corporate flight departments and private owners, with several customers reserving multiple aircraft.
The commitments follow SyberJet World, held on the eve of NBAA-BACE, where customers, operators and industry guests saw the SJ36 and working SyberVision avionics panels for the first time. SyberJet CEO Trevor Milton said it was the first time customers could walk up to the SJ36 and see what they had committed to, adding that more than 50 commitments show the market has been waiting for innovation.
Evolving from the FAA-certified SJ30-2, the single-pilot SJ36 is designed to be the fastest and farthest-flying light jet ever built, with a projected maximum speed of Mach 0.88, a range of up to 3,000nm and a 49,000ft ceiling. It is designed to fly non-stop routes such as Los Angeles to Hawaii and Teterboro to Los Angeles, with charter rates that could drop by up to 50 per cent compared with midsize jets.
Under the Passage One programme, limited to the first 250 customers, the SJ36 has a launch price of $14 million against a list price of $16 million. Reservations have also opened for the SJ34, which will replace the SJ30-2. SJ34 deliveries are due to begin in 2029 and SJ36 deliveries are expected to begin in 2032. SyberJet is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, and has operations in San Antonio, Texas, and Cedar City, Utah.
Industry impact & what to watch
Letters of intent are non-binding by nature, so a count of more than 50 measures early interest rather than firm backlog. That is how most clean-sheet and derivative programmes in the light-jet segment begin: a physical mockup, working avionics panels and a tiered launch price are used to convert attention into reservations years ahead of any delivery.
The SJ36's pitch is an economic one for charter and corporate buyers: midsize-class speed and range at a light-jet acquisition cost, with charter rates that could fall by up to 50 per cent against midsize jets. Whether that holds depends on the projected Mach 0.88, 3,000nm and 49,000ft figures being met, since they are targets, not demonstrated performance.
The next milestones are the dated ones: SJ34 deliveries are due to begin in 2029 and SJ36 deliveries in 2032, with the Passage One programme capped at the first 250 customers. How quickly that allocation fills, and how many LOIs convert, will show how deep demand runs.
