Buyers have favorably responded to new and upgraded offerings in the business jet market by placing orders at a rate that far exceeds deliveries. Manufacturers responded by ramping up production to the extent possible, given frustratingly persistent supply chain issues.
Cirrus reports that owners of its SR piston line are those most likely to step up to its single-engine SF50 Vision Jet—where sales have remained high and steady. While its performance is modest compared to other jets, so is its price. It was designed to be as similar as possible to the SR series and includes what has been proven to be a lifesaving system, the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) as well as top-of-the-line Garmin avionics with Autoland. Sixty-one SF50s were sold in the first three quarters of 2023, with 62 delivered during the same time in 2024.
