Power Players: The Turboprop and Jet Market Today

Broad field of aircraft delivers expansive capability, flexibility, and choice for pilots.

Rick Durden

Friday, May 08, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Cessna Citation M2 [Credit: Textron Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

The 2025 general aviation turbine aircraft market is robust, offering a broad selection of single-pilot operable turboprops and jets to prospective buyers.
A wide spectrum of aircraft capabilities is available, ranging from versatile utility and cargo transport (e.g., Daher Kodiak, Pilatus PC-12, Cessna Caravan) to high-speed executive jets (e.g., Embraer Phenom, Cirrus Vision Jet, HondaJet, Cessna Citation).
These modern aircraft feature advanced avionics suites (like Garmin G3000 or Collins Pro Line Fusion), often incorporating critical safety features such as autothrottles and emergency autoland systems.

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With the sales volume of general aviation turbine aircraft in 2025 best described as solid, plus a large backlog of orders, FLYING took a closer look at the capabilities of the individual aircraft on the market. What became clear is that prospective buyers have an amazingly broad range of options, spanning a wide spectrum of performance and features.

Here’s a look at a selection of turbine aircraft available today, with a particular focus on those suited for single-pilot operation.