Specifications, prices and operating costs for every major business jet and turboprop.
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The HondaJet Elite II is the latest version of Honda's over-the-wing engine mount design, with increased fuel for a 1,547 nm range, a higher takeoff weight and Garmin G3000 avionics with autothrottle and emergency Autoland. Its unconventional configuration frees cabin space and reduces noise, and the HondaJet has been the most-delivered very light jet for several years.
Revealed in May 2018 and delivered from that August, the HondaJet Elite added an auxiliary fuel tank and aerodynamic refinements that raised NBAA IFR range by 214 nm to 1,437 nm with four occupants. Increased elevator authority cut the takeoff distance by about 500 ft to 3,491 ft, and payload rose by more than 200 lb through a lower empty weight and higher MTOW. The Elite S replaced it in 2021.
The Vision Jet is the world's only single-engine personal jet in production, famous for its whole-airframe parachute and the Safe Return emergency autoland system. The G2+ version added a takeoff-thrust boost and Gogo connectivity, and with more than 700 delivered the SF50 has been the best-selling jet by unit volume for several consecutive years.
Cirrus introduced the third-generation G3 Vision Jet on 3 February 2026, with a redesigned cabin seating six adults, controller-pilot datalink communications, alert-linked electronic checklists and automatic database updates through the Cirrus IQ Pro app. It keeps the FJ33-5A engine, whole-airframe parachute and Safe Return autoland, and was priced at about $3.68 million with options.
The original HondaJet received its FAA type certificate in December 2015, with the first delivery that month. Its over-the-wing engine mounts, natural-laminar-flow wing and composite fuselage gave a 422-knot maximum cruise from two GE Honda HF120 turbofans, and the flight deck used Garmin G3000 touchscreens. It was priced at $4.5 million and was succeeded by the HondaJet Elite in 2018.
Announced in January 2019, the G2 Vision Jet gained RVSM approval and a 31,000 ft ceiling, lifting maximum cruise from 304 to 311 knots and range to more than 1,200 nm. It added autothrottle, Perspective Touch+ avionics, higher cabin pressurization and a quieter cabin, and from August 2020 offered Garmin's Safe Return emergency autoland. The G2+ succeeded it in July 2021.
The Phenom 100EX is the third generation of Embraer's entry-level jet, adding the Phenom 300E's Bossa Nova-inspired interior, a runway overrun awareness system and a larger baggage door to the 100EV platform. It retains the oval-cross-section cabin that is the roomiest among very light jets, with a 1,178 nm range and 406 kt cruise.
The Phenom 100 was Embraer's first business jet, certified by Brazil's ANAC and the FAA in December 2008 and first delivered that same month. It introduced an oval-section cabin styled by BMW DesignworksUSA, a Garmin G1000-based Prodigy flight deck and single-pilot certification, with a 1,178 nm range. The original version was built until 2013, when the Phenom 100E took over.
The Phenom 100E updated Embraer's entry-level jet from 2014 with multifunction spoilers, a revised interior and a higher takeoff weight, while keeping the PW617F-E engines, G1000-based Prodigy avionics and 1,178 nm range. It was built for only three years before the Phenom 100EV replaced it in 2017, and with about 44 in service in 2022 it has the smallest fleet of the Phenom 100 family.
The Phenom 100EV (Evolution) was first delivered in March 2017 with uprated PW617F1-E engines, a Garmin G3000-based Prodigy Touch flight deck and a 406-knot high-speed cruise. The extra thrust cut the climb to 41,000 ft from 33 to 25 minutes and shortened takeoffs at hot and high airports. It was listed at $4.495 million and was succeeded by the Phenom 100EX at the end of 2023.
The first-generation Vision SF50 received FAA type certification in October 2016 and was delivered from December 2016 as the only certified single-engine civil jet in production. Built largely of carbon composite with a V-tail and a whole-airframe parachute, it was certified to 28,000 ft with a 300-knot cruise. The design won the 2017 Collier Trophy, and the G2 replaced this version in 2019.
The Citation Mustang was Cessna's answer to the very-light-jet boom, an all-new six-seat design with Garmin G1000 avionics and PW615F engines that entered service in 2006. Nearly 480 were built through 2017, and it remains one of the most affordable and reliable jets for owner-pilots making the transition from turboprops.
The Eclipse 550 was the production revival of the Eclipse 500, the aircraft that launched the very-light-jet category, adding anti-skid brakes, synthetic vision and auto-throttles. Only about 35 were built by Eclipse Aerospace and One Aviation before production stopped in 2017, but the type's twin-engine safety and 65 gph fuel burn keep it popular with owner-pilots.
The Eclipse 500 was the first very light jet to enter service, receiving FAA type certification in 2006 with the first delivery on 31 December that year. Eclipse Aviation delivered 260 before production stopped in October 2008 and the company entered bankruptcy; later owners upgraded many aircraft with the Avio NG avionics system, and the design was revived as the Eclipse 550.
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.