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Cessna Citation X: The World’s Fastest Business Jet Yet!

1May

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

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Cessna Citation X: The World’s Fastest Business Jet Yet!

Today, the Cessna name is synonymous with luxury private jets, dating all the way back to the 1960's! One of Cessna's single bestselling jets is the Cessna Citation X, which also couples as being one of the fastest business jets currently on the market! Over the course of its 22 year long production history, Cessna produced 339 Citation Xs and Citation X+s (a lengthened variant of the jet) making it one of Cessna's most popular super mid-sized jets to date... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Cessna Citation X In 1968, Cessna had released the Cessna Citation I, the company's first business jet. Eventually proving to be quite successful, the company would release the Citation II in 1978, which would prove to be quite successful too. Build...

Cessna Citation Mustang: The World’s Most Famous Business Jet

24Apr

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

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Cessna Citation Mustang: The World’s Most Famous Business Jet

Today, the Cessna Citation Mustang is one of the most famous private jets on the market today. For the most part, this is due to its use in popular media - when a private jet is used, it's often a Citation Mustang, but it's also due to how well it sold... Between 2006 and 2017, Cessna produced a total of 479 Citation Mustangs, making the Mustang the single bestselling very light business jet to have ever been produced, having sold more times than the Phenom 100, which is in second place! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Cessna Citation Mustang Over the course of the late 1990's and early 2000's, airlines began to raise prices on its highest-demand business and vacation routes for its business and first class customers (especially the latter)...

Embraer Phenom 300: The World’s Most Successful Light Business Jet Ever!

17Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Embraer Phenom 300: The World’s Most Successful Light Business Jet Ever!

Since its introduction in 2009, the Embraer Phenom 300 has proven to be quite popular. Indeed, if the past years are anything to go by, the Phenom 300 is extremely popular, repeatedly being the most sold light business jet of the year! As of the time of writing, Embraer have produced well over 500 Phenom 300s, in a little over a decade. This makes it not only one of the bestselling light business jets of recent years, but one of the bestselling business jets ever... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer Phenom 300 In 2002, Embraer released the Legacy 600, a business jet variant of its famed ERJ-135 regional airliner. The Legacy 600 was extremely successful, selling dozens of times, netting Embraer billions in the process. Trying to bu...

Embraer Phenom 100: The Most Versatile Very Light Jet Yet?

14Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Embraer Phenom 100: The Most Versatile Very Light Jet Yet?

Since its introduction in 2008, the Embraer Phenom 100 has proven to be quite versatile. Not only is it used by private and corporate flyers, but also the military and many more operators... As of the time of writing, Embraer has produced almost 400 Phenom 100s (whilst having orders for many more!) since 2008, making it one of the fastest-selling very light jets of recent decades! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In 2002, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, released the Legacy 600, a business jet version of their famed ERJ-135 regional airliner. Within only a few years, the Legacy 600 had become quite successful, with Embraer having well over 100 orders for the jet. Seeing the success of the Legacy 600, as well as the increa...

Embraer Legacy 600: The Best Business Jet Yet?

10Apr

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

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Embraer Legacy 600: The Best Business Jet Yet?

Since entering service in 2002, the Embraer Legacy 600 has proven to be one of the best private jets to have ever entered service, being loved both by the pilots who fly it, and the people who fly on it! Embraer would produce almost 300 Legacy 600s over the course of an 18 year period, making one of the bestselling private jets of the 21st century... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer Legacy 600 Over the course of the late 1990's and early 2000's, airlines began to increase prices for business and first class, on their highest demand business and tourism routes. This got to a point, where it was only slightly more expensive to fly private! Thanks to this, many of the world's 1% began to buy private jets, to the point where they were ...

Pilatus PC-24: The Swiss Watch of Private Jets

3Apr

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

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Pilatus PC-24: The Swiss Watch of Private Jets

When it was unveiled in 2013, the Pilatus PC-24 made headlines for being the "Swiss watch of private jets". Since its introduction in 2018, the PC-24 has seemingly exceeded all expectations! Much like Pilatus's previous business jets, the Pilatus PC-24 has been wildly successful, selling hundreds of times in only a few years. According to Pilatus, the PC-24 is the most versatile jet the company has ever designed, with it not even reaching one tenth of its potential (as of the time of writing!) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Pilatus PC-24 Over the course of the 1960's, a number of aircraft manufacturers began to release what are now known as the first business jets, the first jet aircraft tailored specifically to corporate and private bu...

Pilatus PC-12: The Best Corporate Turboprop Yet?…

27Mar

By Alya Kulikova1 Comment

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Pilatus PC-12: The Best Corporate Turboprop Yet?…

In recent years, the Pilatus PC-12 has proven to be one of the best and most versatile turboprop aircraft ever built. Whilst principally a corporate aircraft, the PC-12 has also been used in hundreds of different capacities! Indeed, recent years have seen many hail the aircraft as one of the best corporate aircraft you could fly on. And it's not me who says that, it's the people who actually operate the Pilatus PC-12! Since its introduction in 1994, Pilatus has produced almost 2,000 PC-12s, and looks set to produce many more in the coming years... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In the late 1950's, Swiss aircraft manufacturer, Pilatus Aircraft, released what it called the PC-6. Within only a few years, the PC-6 had proven to be qu...

Dassault Falcon 20: Dassault’s Original Business Jet!

20Mar

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Dassault Falcon 20: Dassault’s Original Business Jet!

Today, the Dassault Falcon 20 is remembered for a lot of things. Primarily, it is known for being one of the first business jets, whilst also being one of Dassault's most successful business jets yet! Between 1965 and 1991, Dassault would produce a total of 512 Falcon 20s. Whilst many went on to become the private jets of the rich and famous, many more were used as military jets, or even as cargo aircraft... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In the late 1950's, the USAF launched the UTX program, which aimed to create a small, VIP jet transport. Although the USAF would later cancel the project, most companies would continue to privately fund development. Within a few years, the US had a number of early business jet designs, many of ...

North American Sabreliner: The Original Versatile Business Jet

6Mar

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

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North American Sabreliner: The Original Versatile Business Jet

Today, there are a number of business jets which are seen as being incredibly versatile. However, the Rockwell / North American Sabreliner, otherwise known as the T-39, was the original "versatile" business jet! In total, Rockwell / North American built well over 800 of the jet, making it one of the most built business jets in history. Despite some being well over 60 years old, many remain in service today... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In the mid-1950's, the USAF initiated the UTX program, which was looking for a jet that could could be both a trainer, and a VIP transport aircraft. To do this, the USAF requested design proposals from a number of aircraft manufacturers. The project was extremely lucrative, which would see most...

Learjet 31: Learjet’s Most Versatile Jet Ever!

20Feb

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Learjet 31: Learjet’s Most Versatile Jet Ever!

Today, Learjet is known for having produced some of the best business jets to have ever flown. Among these jets is definitely the Learjet 31, which as served in a number of capacities since its introduction in 1990. Between 1987 and 2003, Learjet produced a grand total of 246 Learjet 31s. Although a few have been stored, the overwhelming majority of the jets are still in service, with some coming being almost 30 years old! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development Learjet have been producing business jets since the birth of the industry. Here, they released their Learjet 23, which was subsequently used to design the Learjet 24, Learjet 25 and the Learjet 28/29. Around the mid-1980's, the Learjet 29, Learjet's then-flagship jet, was beginn...