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 strong demand, with orders outpacing deliveries, prompting manufacturers to increase production despite persistent supply chain issues.
Manufacturers are actively introducing new and upgraded models across various segments, often featuring advanced avionics such as Garmin Autoland, enhanced safety systems, and improved performance or comfort.
Sales performance is generally robust across most major manufacturers, including Cirrus, Textron Aviation (Cessna), Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Embraer, with many key models showing increased deliveries compared to the previous year.
The market demonstrates significant diversity, catering to various needs from affordable, owner-flown single-engine jets to ultra-long-range, high-performance luxury aircraft and versatile jets capable of operating from unimproved airstrips.

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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.