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5 models · 1,462 on the US register

Owner-pilots and trips of one to two hours: regional business travel, a weekend place a few hundred miles away, and short runways that larger jets cannot use.

29 models · 5,135 on the US register

Small groups on regional trips: New York to Chicago or Palm Beach, Dallas to Aspen. The lowest hourly cost of the jet classes.

17 models · 2,350 on the US register

Groups of six to eight on trips of three to five hours, when a light jet is too tight and a super-midsize too much aircraft.

11 models · 2,162 on the US register

Transcontinental trips with a full cabin, and one-stop transatlantic flights. A large-cabin feel at a lower operating cost.

14 models · 1,819 on the US register

Long trips with a full cabin: New York to Europe nonstop, and the comfort to work or sleep on board.

13 models · 1,935 on the US register

Intercontinental trips without a fuel stop, and flights where the crew and passengers need to rest on board.