s business jets increase in size from
Entry-Level & Light jets to the low end
of the Large Cabin models, six to eight
seats generally remains the standard
configuration across size-category lines. And while
cabins increase in volume generally (enabling more
productive workspace for those traveling longer
distances), full-fuel payload doesn’t seem to grow
proportionally in most cases.
As jets get bigger and heavier their runway
needs increase, with no appreciable gain in how
many people or equipment can fly – and thus we
touch upon the key advantages of the Entry-Level &
Light jet category - the value and flexibility offered
to those who typically fly shorter legs.
Fully-fuelled, an Entry-Level or Light jet can often
barely carry the typical passenger load of three
persons, unless one or two of them doubles as a
crew member. Nevertheless, with the average
mission length below 750 miles and the nominal
maximum-range of Light jets around 1,200 miles,
the crew enjoys the option of flying lighter and
saving fuel. Fueling for the mission with NBAA
reserves allows larger cabin loads, making three or
four - plus crew - possible.
The time difference between Entry-Level & Light
jets and Large jets to fly a typical 750nm mission is
small (about 10 to 12 minutes, overall) and is not a
large time-saving for costs that may be
considerably higher for the larger aircraft. Further,
beyond these speed-range-payload operational
basics, the Light jet crew will have the option of far
more airports, often closer, more convenient and
less expensive than what’s needed for the Medium
and Large jets. Thus, it’s hard to escape the
heavyweight value of the Entry-Level & Light jet.
So what exactly is a Light jet? Today we consider
a jet “light” when its MTOW falls between 10,000
and 20,000 pounds. About a decade ago the Lightsegment represented the bottom rung of the
business jet ladder. That was before the Entry-Level
Jets entered the market, differentiated by weights
below almost everything ever built at less than
10,000 pounds.Entry-Level & Light Jet Price Guide
The following Entry-Level & Light Jets Retail Price
Guide represents current average values published
in The Aircraft Bluebook – Price Digest. The study
spans a twenty year period, from 1999 through
Summer 2018, and covers 35 models. Values
reported are in US$m, with each reporting point
representing the current average retail value
published in the Bluebook by its corresponding
calendar year. For example, the Embraer Phenom
100 average value reported in the Summer 2018
edition of Bluebook shows $1.9 million for a 2009
model, $1.7 million for a 2008 model and so forth.Entry-Level & Light Jets
Are you Seeking Flexibility
at a Lower Cost Level?
OWNERSHIP RETAIL PRICE GUIDE
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Note: For additional
assistance a nd interest,
Conklin & de Decker
Performance and
Specification data for
these Entry-Level
& Light Jet models
can be referred to,
beginning on page 64
of this issue.Where performance and value are dominant factors for a
mission need, remember this: there’s nothing lightweight
about the value and flexibility of the Entry-Level & Light Jets.
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