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 general aviation turbine aircraft market is experiencing solid sales and a large order backlog for 2025, presenting prospective buyers with a diverse range of single-pilot operable turboprop and jet options.
Leading turboprop manufacturers like Daher, Epic, Pilatus, Piper, and Textron Aviation offer versatile aircraft, from rugged bushplanes with high payload capacity to fast, long-range models suitable for various missions.
The single-pilot jet market features high-performance aircraft such as the Cirrus Vision Jet, Embraer Phenom 300E (the fastest and longest-ranged), HondaJet Elite II, Pilatus PC-24, and Textron Citation series, all equipped with advanced avionics like autothrottle and Emergency Autoland.
Many of these modern turbine aircraft are designed to reduce pilot workload and enhance safety, incorporating sophisticated integrated flight decks and automated systems to ease the transition for first-time jet owners.

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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.