A rendering of the Phantom 3500. [Image: Otto Aerospace]
Key Takeaways:
Flexjet has placed a significant order for 300 Phantom 3500 business jets from Texas-based Otto Aerospace, becoming the launch customer for the innovative aircraft.
The Phantom 3500 is a next-generation, mostly windowless jet featuring laminar flow architecture and high-definition digital displays, designed to cut fuel burn by over 60 percent and enhance aerodynamics.
Flexjet views this investment as a strategic move to lead through innovation, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability, and plans to make the Phantom 3500 a central part of its global fleet, with the first flight anticipated in 2027.
Flexjet is betting big on a next-generation, mostly windowless business jet under development at Texas-based startup Otto Aerospace.
The two companies announced this week that Flexjet has ordered 300 Phantom 3500 aircraft, with options for more. Flexjet will become the launch customer for the type and plans to make the business jet a central part of its global fleet.
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Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
