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Business jets

Private and corporate jets, from the first MS.760 Paris and Learjet to today's Gulfstream, Global and Falcon.

32business jets
4classes
1954–2021first flight
8countries

About business jets

A business jet, also called a private jet or bizjet, is a jet aircraft built to carry small groups of people. The French Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris (1954) was the first small jet for civil use; the Lockheed JetStar (1957) and the Learjet 23 (1963) made the business jet popular.

Today there are very light and light jets for four to eight passengers, mid-size and super mid-size jets that cross a continent, long-range jets that fly between continents, and airliners with a private cabin. Many are flown by fractional-ownership and charter companies such as NetJets.

  1. 1954
    Morane-Saulnier MS.760 ParisThe first small jet for civil useMorane-Saulnier · France
  2. 1957
    Lockheed JetStarOne of the first business jetsLockheed · United States
  3. 1963
    Learjet 23Learjet · United States
  4. 1976
    Dassault Falcon 50Dassault Aviation · France
  5. 1977
    Cessna Citation IICessna · United States
  6. 1985
    Gulfstream IVGulfstream Aerospace · United States
  7. 1987
    Learjet 31Learjet · United States
  8. 1991
    Cessna CitationJetCessna · United States
  9. 1993
    Cessna Citation XOne of the fastest civil aircraftCessna · United States
  10. 1995
    Gulfstream VGulfstream Aerospace · United States
  11. 1996
    Bombardier Global ExpressBombardier · Canada
  12. 1997
    Gulfstream G200Israel Aerospace Industries / Gulfstream · Israel / United States
  13. 1998
    Airbus ACJ319Airbus · Europe
  14. 1998
    Boeing Business JetBoeing · United States
  15. 1998
    Beechcraft Premier IRaytheon / Beechcraft · United States
  16. 2001
    Hawker 4000Hawker Beechcraft · United States
  17. 2001
    Bombardier Challenger 300Bombardier · Canada
  18. 2002
    Eclipse 500Eclipse Aviation · United States
  19. 2002
    Cessna Citation SovereignCessna · United States
  20. 2003
    HondaJetEngines on pylons above the wingsHonda Aircraft Company · Japan / United States
  21. 2005
    Cessna Citation MustangCessna · United States
  22. 2005
    Dassault Falcon 7XThe first business jet with fly-by-wire controlsDassault Aviation · France
  23. 2007
    Embraer Lineage 1000Embraer · Brazil
  24. 2007
    Embraer Phenom 100Embraer · Brazil
  25. 2008
    Embraer Phenom 300Embraer · Brazil
  26. 2008
    Cirrus Vision SF50Cirrus Aircraft · United States
  27. 2009
    Gulfstream G650Gulfstream Aerospace · United States
  28. 2015
    Pilatus PC-24Pilatus Aircraft · Switzerland
  29. 2016
    Cessna Citation LongitudeCessna · United States
  30. 2016
    Bombardier Global 7500Bombardier · Canada
  31. 2020
    Gulfstream G700Gulfstream Aerospace · United States
  32. 2021
    Dassault Falcon 6XDassault Aviation · France