2025 FLYING Buyers Guide: Jets

New and upgraded offerings in the bizjet market have been well received.

Rick Durden

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 01:50 PM ET

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Kimberly Johnson

Dassault Falcon 900LX [Courtesy: Dassault Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

The business jet market is experiencing high buyer demand for new and upgraded aircraft, with orders generally outpacing deliveries despite ongoing supply chain disruptions affecting manufacturing.
Manufacturers across various segments are enhancing their offerings with advanced avionics, such as Garmin Autoland, and improved safety features, appealing to both owner-pilots and corporate users.
The competitive high-end sector, led by Gulfstream and Bombardier, is pushing boundaries with ultra-long-range, high-speed, and luxurious jets, seeing increased sales and production of their flagship models.
Sales performance varies across other segments, with Cirrus, Cessna, and Embraer generally reporting increased or steady deliveries for their light and midsize jets, while unique aircraft like the Pilatus PC-24 maintain stable demand for their versatility.

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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.