Library updated Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In-service business jets, compared by size class
Twenty-six in-service business jets across six size classes, set side by side on the metrics that matter once the aircraft is on the ramp. Performance. Cabin. Operating economics. Acquisition cost excluded by design.
A separate archive of twenty-three historic side-by-side comparisons sits at Related Comparisons, covering legacy and preliminary platforms cross-referenced against the current fleet.
Five flagships flying 6,000 nautical miles non-stop. New York to Hong Kong without a fuel stop.
Bombardier Global 7500 • Bombardier Global 8000 • Gulfstream G700 • Gulfstream G800 • Dassault Falcon 8X
→Six platforms below the flagship class. 4,500 to 7,500 nautical miles. The owner's middle ground.
Bombardier Global 5500 • Global 6500 • Gulfstream G500 • G600 • G650ER • Dassault Falcon 6X
→Four platforms covering 3,000 to 4,500 nautical miles. The competitive heart of the market.
Bombardier Challenger 3500 • Gulfstream G280 • Embraer Praetor 600 • Cessna Citation Longitude
→Three platforms with continental reach. 2,500 to 3,500 nautical miles. Repeatable utility for shorter sectors.
Embraer Praetor 500 • Cessna Citation Latitude • Bombardier Challenger 350
→Three platforms for regional and short-transcontinental missions. 1,500 to 2,500 nautical miles.
Embraer Phenom 300E • Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen 2 • Pilatus PC-24
→Five airliner-derived platforms, completed for private use. From the smallest ACJ to the BBJ 787.
Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty • ACJ319 • ACJ319neo • Boeing BBJ MAX 8 • Embraer Lineage 1000E
→Twenty-three archived side-by-side comparisons from the 2023–2024 Freestream library, searchable by aircraft, OEM, and class.
Falcon 2000 family • Challenger 300 & 605 • Citation X, Sovereign, VII • G200, G450, G550, G650 • Global 5000, 6000, 7000 • legacy & preliminary types
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