Top 10 Business Jets & Private Aircraft Manufacturers
"It’s great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn’t great is lying to you." - Oprah.
BUSINESS JET, private jet or, colloquially, bizjet is a term describing a jet aircraft, usually of smaller size, designed for transporting groups of business people or wealthy individuals. Business jets may be adapted for other roles, such as the evacuation of casualties or express parcel deliveries, and a few may be used by public bodies, governments or the armed forces. The more formal terms of corporate jet, executive jet, VIP transport or business jet tend to be used by the firms that build, sell, buy and charter these aircraft.
Almost all production business jets, such as General Dynamics' Gulfstream and the Gates Lear Jet (now built by Bombardier), have had two or three engines, though the Jetstar, an early business jet, had four. Advances in engine reliability and power have rendered four-engine designs obsolete, and only Dassault Aviation still builds three-engine models (in the Falcon line). The emerging market for so-called "very light jets" and "personal jets", has seen the introduction (at least on paper) of several single-engine designs as well.
Almost all business jets have rear-mounted engines, because the wing (mounted low for performance reasons) is too near the ground for engines to be slung underneath it.
Airliners are sometimes converted into luxury business jets. Such converted aircraft are often used by celebrities with a large entourage or press corps, or by sports teams, but airliners often face operational restrictions based on runway length or local noise restrictions.
There are approximately 11,000 business jets in the worldwide fleet with the vast majority of them based in the United States or owned by US companies. The European market is the next largest, with growing activity in the Middle East, Asia, and Central America.
Since 1996 the term "fractional jet" has been used in connection with business aircraft owned by a consortium of companies. Costly overheads such as flight crew, hangarage and maintenance can be shared through such arrangements.
Because of their low-volume productions and long lead times, new aircraft orders can take two to three years for delivery. This peculiarity fuels a large pre-owned marketplace, with aircraft for immediate availability.
Business / Private Jet News, Reviews & Resources
- A Look Inside The Private Jets Of Trump Administration Insiders - Forbes.
- aeromobil - "Transforms in seconds from automobile to airplane."
- Aircraft - Wikipedia.
- Aircraft engine - Wikipedia.
- AIRPLANE MANUFACTURERS
- Boeing launches record-breaking plane - "Boeing launches business jet capable of world's longest flight."
- Bombardier Global 7500 vs Gulfstream G650: Battle of the private jets - "When it comes to unbridled luxury, some private jets are more fabulous than others."
- BUSINESS JET - Wikipedia.
- CONCORDE - 02.03.1969-26.11.2003.
- Confessions of a private jet flight attendant - CNN travel.
- Controller - "A general aviation trade publication serving the needs of buyers and sellers of single- and twin-engine piston aircraft since its debut in 1980, Controller features used aircraft and detailed aircraft for-sale listings."
- crazy world of celebrity private jets - in pictures - "Sex, drugs, and turbulence."
- Donald Trump’s private jet used to be owned by Danish airline - The Telegraph.
- Electric aircraft - Wikipedia.
- EXPLORING THE FACTORY WHERE HONDA BUILDS PRIVATE JET - Wired.
- Fixed-wing aircraft - Wikipedia.
- Greenpoint Technologies 747-8 Model Video - YouTube 4:32.
- IAS | INTEGRAL AVIATION SOLUTIONS - aviation consultants; aircraft completion and acquisition.
- Inside Bombardier's £55m Global 7000 jet - the largest ever made for business travel - The Telegraph.
- Inside Elvis's long-abandoned private jet - The Telegraph.
- Is this the world's best private jet? - "The Boeing 787 that's an airborne penthouse apartment."
- Isle of Man tax breaks for private jet owners rose to £100m last year - "Exclusive: Crown dependency granted all applicants full 20% VAT refund on 19 aircraft."
- JETVISER - business aircraft consulting and brokerage advisers. "When you need advice on selling, buying, financing, refurbishing or managing business aircraft, Jetviser is ready to develop and implement an intelligent strategy for you."
- Kim Kardashian shows off private 747 - "Kim Kardashian West and husband Kanye West were criticized on social media after posting Instagram videos of their private 747 flight."
- LEADER AVIATION - "The Better Way to Market Aircraft Worldwide."
- MAYWEATHER/PACQUIAO FIGHT: G-5 TRAFFIC JAM - TMZ Sports.
- Mexico's new government prepares sale of former president's $218m plane - "The big, luxurious airplane used to ferry Mexico’s former president around the globe is about to fly away permanently in one of the first moves by the new president to rid the country of what he has derided as a towering symbol of excess."
- PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES FOR FISCAL STRENGTH - "Private jets shouldn’t have been tax deductible in the first place."
- Powered aircraft - Wikipedia.
- Private jets' incredible interiors - The Telegraph.
- PROVIDAIR - private aviation brokerage.
- televangelist is asking his followers to buy him a $54 million private jet - to go with his other three - CNN.
- The Jet Business - The Jet Business, One Grosvenor Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7JH, U.K. "The world's first ever street-level corporate aviation showroom for the acquisition and sale of private jet aircraft and ancillary services."
- the most popular private jet destinations - CNN Travel.
- Turboprop - Wikipedia.
- United is offering high-paying customers their own airport terminal - CNBC.
- Want to fly like the 1%? A guide to private jets - CNBC.
- Which world leader has the most expensive private jet? - The Telegraph.
- Why private jets are the next big thing for 'poorer' millionaires - The Telegraph.
- Why You'll Have to Wait Years Before Getting That Gulfstream Personal Jet - Bloomberg.
Top 10 High-End Business / Private Jet Manufacturers
- AERION Supersonic - "In a world that moves ever faster, it would seem to follow that fastest is the ultimate goal. Which is why we are proud to introduce the Aerion AS2. With a top speed of Mach 1.6 and international range, the Aerion AS2 is far and away the world's fastest global business jet."
- AERO TOY STORE - private jets for sale.
- AIRBUS - founded in 1970.
- AIRBUS - Wikipedia.
- Avocet ProJet - (2003-2005).
- BOEING Business Jets - founded in 1916.
- BOEING - Wikipedia.
- BOEING 787 DREAMLINER
- BOEING BUSINESS JET 777X - "Boeing Launches Longest-Range Business Jet Ever." Based on Boeing's best-selling 737 MAX airplane, the BBJ MAX offers more than three times the cabin space as most of its competitors, a lower cabin altitude, and the ability to fly 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km).
- BOMBARDIER - since 1989. "The evolution of mobility." The third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world after Boeing and Airbus. Set your sights on innovation you can count on with our Learjet, Challenger & Global aircraft.
- Bombardier Aerospace - Wikipedia.
- BONUS JET - two seat, high performance, self-launching, jet powered sailplane by Desert Aerospace.
- CESSNA - founded in 1927.
- CESSNA - Wikipedia.
- CHALLENGER FAMILY - "The confidence to challenge everything."
- Cirrus Aircraft - founded in 1984.
- Cirrus Aircraft - Wikipedia.
- At $1.96 Million, The Cirrus Vision Is The Most Affordable Private Jet In The World - Forbes.
- This is the world's cheapest private jet - Business Insider.
- Cirrus Vision SF50
- SR20 - "The Perfect Dual-role Airplane."
- SR22 - "Luxury Travel at its Best."
- Vision Jet - "The Personal Jet. Defined." The Vision Jet is the realization of a vision to reimagine and reinvent the jet airplane in order to create a whole new category of aircraft —The Personal Jet. It’s a jet that’s designed to be flown by the owner.
- DASSAULT FALCON - first business jet built: Falcon 20 (Mystère 20) 1963.
- Dassault Falcon - Wikipedia.
- FALCON 6X - "The World's First Ultra Widebody Business Jet."
- FALCON 7X - "The Benchmark for the 21st Century Business Jet."
- FALCON 8X - "Fly Farther. Achieve More."
- FALCON 900LX - "Proven Performer. Reimagined for the Future."
- FALCON 2000LX - "Uncommon Ingenuity - Unparalleled Efficiency."
- FALCON 2000LXS - "The optimization of a proven platform."
- FALCON 2000S - "One of the world's favorite Falcons."
- de Havilland Aircraft Company - (1920-1964). Responsible for producing the first passenger jet and other innovative aircraft.
- ECLIPSE AVIATION - founded in 1998.
- Eclipse Aviation - Wikipedia.
- EMBRAER EXECUTIVE JETS - Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft since 1969.
- Embraer - Wikipedia.
- GLOBAL FAMILY - "The global mindset."
- GULFSTREAM - Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft since 1958.
- Gulfstream Aerospace - Wikipedia.
- GULFSTREAM G150 - "Around the World - 100% Dispatch Reliability."
- GULFSTREAM G280 - "Lean Meets Green."
- GULFSTREAM G450 - "A Heritage of Engineering Excellence."
- GULFSTREAM G550 - "Setting the Standard."
- GULFSTREAM G650 - "The Fastest Civil Aircraft In The Sky." Top speed of Mach 0.925. The flagship of the Gulfstream fleet flies faster, farther, and more comfortably than any other business aircraft in its class. Price: US$65 million.
- HAWKER BEECHCRAFT - founded in 2006.
- BEECHCRAFT - Wikipedia.
- HAWKER BEECHCRAFT - Wikipedia.
- HondaJet - since 2006. "Official Site of Honda Corporate Jet Aircraft."
- IAI | ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES - founded 1953.
- ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES - Wikipedia.
- G-100 - Astra SPX. Part of the Gulfstream family of business-jets.
- G-150 - Midsize Business-Jet. Part of the Gulfstream family of business-jets.
- G-200 - Super-Midsize Business-Jet. Part of the Gulfstream family of business-jets.
- G-280 - Super-Midsize Business-Jet. Part of the Gulfstream family of business-jets.
- ICON AIRCRAFT - founded in 2005.
- ICON Aircraft - Wikipedia.
- Icon A5 - amphibious light-sport aircraft.
- LEARJET FAMILY - since 1962. "50 years forward."
- Learjet - Wikipedia.
- LISA AIRPLANES - founded in 2007.
- LISA Akoya - Wikipedia.
- AKOYA - amphibious ultralight aircraft.
- MARTIN JETPACK - for thousands of years people have dreamed of flying. Martin Aircraft Company in New Zealand has made it possible with the unique Martin Jetpack!
- NEXT GENERATION AIRCRAFT
- PIAGGIO AERO - founded in 1884/1998.
- Piaggio Aero - Wikipedia.
- Pilatus - founded in 1939.
- SAI Quiet Supersonic Transport - private superasonic business jet to begin customer deliveries by 2016 priced at US$80 mio.
- SyberJet - founded in 1959. Formerly Emivest Aerospace Corporation, and prior to that Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation SSAC.
- Emivest Aerospace - Wikipedia.
- SJ30 - the first light jet that can fly non-stop New York to Los Angeles.
- TERRAFUGIA - founded in 2006.
- Terrafugia - Wikipedia.
- YUNEEC INTERNATIONAL - founded in 2009. "Electric Aviation."
- Yuneec International - Wikipedia.
