Embraer Phenom 300 profile, including current pricing, manufacturing dates, cabin size and passenger capacity, range, speed, baggage space, fractional ownership, and jet card options
Embraer Phenom 300 Facts
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer’s Phenom 300 held the title of the best-selling light private jet in the world from 2011 to 2017, providing seating up to eight (although configurations include six and seven-seat plans) and extended range. The final numbers for 2019 haven’t been announced.
It is now succeeded by the Phenom 300E with advanced avionics and cabin systems, although both share the same dimensions.
The Phenom 300 is widely available in both fractional ownership and leases and jet cards, with NetJets, Flexjet, Airshare, Nicholas Air, Magellan Jets, and others offering the type.
The price for a used Phenom 300 begins at around $7.5 million, according to Controller, although as of Jan. 2022, only 12 were on the market.
Manufacturing Dates
Production Start: 2009; Phenom 300E from 2018
Production End: 2017 for Phenom 300
Last Delivery: Currently in production
Phenom 300 Related Models
The light jet Phenom 300 followed the Phenom 100 very light jet and is now succeeded by the Phenom 300E in the Embraer family.
Fleet Size
Embraer has delivered 530 Phenom 300s as of January, of which 70 are Phenom 300Es
Cabin Category
Light Jet
Phenom 300 Cabin Size and Passengers
The best selling Embraer 300 light jet configuration above is offered by NetJets.
Height: 4.92 feet
Width: 5.08 feet
Length: 17.17 feet
Seating Capacity: 6 to 9 varies by operator
Range
Full: 1,811 nautical miles
Four Passengers: 2,077 nautical miles
Speed
Maximum Cruise Speed: 444 mph
Normal Cruise Speed: 430 mph
Long-Range Cruise Speed: 383 mph
Baggage Space
19 cubic feet internal; 66 cubic feet external
Access
Fractional Ownership – Yes
Dedicated Jet Card – Yes
Pricing
Used Phenom 300s are listed starting at $7.6 million. The current list price for the Phenom 300E starts at $10.5 million.
XO plans to expand both fixed and dynamic pricing jet memberships to Europe by 2020
With the “heavy lifting” of the XOJET-JetSmarter integration behind it, Vista Global chairman Thomas Flohr tells Private Jet Card Comparisons the company will roll out memberships for its rebranded XO in Europe as early as second quarter 2020.
Additionally, the company is making a major change in how it sells both on-demand private jet charter as well as pricing options for its dynamic pricing jet card membership programs.
Will any light jet do, or would it be better to have a specific type such as the Embraer Phenom 300?
While there are many variables that separate the over 300 jet cards in the Private Jet Card Comparisons database – over 65 in fact, one difference means a lot to some people and nothing to others.
However, for both types of buyers, choosing the wrong type of program can make for a less than enjoyable experience despite the provider’s overall merits. Figuring it out before you sign can both save you money and make sure the program fits your mission needs.
There are essentially two ways that available aircraft are structured for fixed-rate (and usually guaranteed availability) programs by jet card providers.
One is by cabin-class or size. When buying into a cabin class you are assured of getting an aircraft in that class or larger if you are lucky enough be upgraded based on operational needs.
The other is by specific aircraft make or type, for example, you are buying into an Embraer Phenom 300. So while the provider may let you fly in other types, you know when you want a Phenom 300, you’re going to get a Phenom 300 and not some other type of light jet.
While it’s true light jets typically aren’t as fast as larger private jets, there are more than two dozen light jets that have a maximum cruise speed exceeding 500 miles per hour
If you want to fly by light jet – because you don’t need the range, passenger, or baggage capacity of larger private jets, you don’t necessarily have to give up speed. In addition to more than two dozen light jets that have maximum cruise speeds exceeding 500 miles per hour, the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS and Bombardier Learjet 40/45 series, which technically are midsize jets but are often sold in light jet programs, also can fly you at 500 + miles per hour.
Choosing The Right Jet Card
Specific to true light jets, Dassault’s Falcon 10 and 100 are the speed leaders with a maximum cruising speed of 564 miles per hour. Many of the other fast light jets are out of production, but the good news is you can find them in the various jet card programs.
If you want speed and a specific jet, OneFlight International has a program using the Beechcraft Beechjet 400, which has a maximum cruising speed of 531 miles per hour while the Hawker 400XP at 518 miles per hour (from Magellan Jets) and the Phenom 300/300E at 511 miles per hour (Flexjet, NetJets, Airshare, Magellan Jets, Nicholas Air, OneFlight), are all programs where you can specify particular jet types. Consider subscribing to Private Jet Comparisons here if you want to compare over 250 programs in easy-to-use spreadsheets.
Which light jets are fastest? Compare over 60 light and very light jets by maximum cruise speed, normal cruise speed, and long-range cruise speed:
Aircraft Name
Max Cruise Speed (mph)
Normal Cruise Speed (mph)
Long Range Cruise Speed (mph)
Dassault Falcon 10
564
520
498
Dassault Falcon 100
564
520
498
SyberJet SJ30
556
534
502
Sabreliner Sabre 40A
552
493
471
Bombardier Learjet 25D
547
510
481
Bombardier Learjet 24D
547
505
472
Bombardier Learjet 24E
547
505
472
Nextant Aerospace 400XT
542
529
466
Bombardier Learjet 35A
541
502
488
Bombardier Learjet 36A
541
502
488
Bombardier Learjet 31A
532
507
480
Bombardier Learjet 31ER
532
507
480
Bombardier Learjet 31A/ER
532
507
480
Bombardier Learjet 31
532
507
480
Beechcraft Beechjet 400
531
513
456
Beechcraft Premier I
531
490
426
Nextant Aerospace 400XTi
529
514
467
Beechcraft Beechjet 400A
527
517
472
Cessna Citation CJ4
522
522
437
Beechcraft Premier IA
522
490
426
Beechcraft Hawker 400XP
518
518
472
Beechcraft Hawker 400XPR
514
514
489
Embraer Phenom 300
511
495
441
Embraer Phenom 300E
511
495
441
Pilatus PC-24
506
NA
407
Cessna Citation Encore+
495
495
428
Cessna Citation Encore
495
495
428
Cessna Citation Ultra
495
495
428
Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJet
486
486
410
Sierra Industries FJ44 Super SII S550
483
483
411
Cessna Citation CJ3
480
480
400
Cessna Citation CJ3+
480
480
400
Sierra Industries FJ44 Super II 550
478
478
398
Cessna Citation CJ2+
475
475
404
Cessna Citation CJ2
475
475
396
Beechcraft Diamond 1A
467
467
423
Embraer Phenom 100EV
467
383
383
Cessna Citation Bravo
466
466
386
Cessna Citation M2
465
436
381
Sierra Industries FJ44 Eagle II 501SP
463
443
403
Cessna Citation V
457
457
403
Sierra Industries FJ44 Stallion 501SP
455
420
397
Embraer Phenom 100E
449
427
383
Embraer Phenom 100
449
427
383
Cessna Citation CJ1+
448
448
353
Cessna Citation S/II
444
444
359
Cessna Citation CJ1
438
438
353
Cessna Citation Jet
434
419
348
One Aviation Eclipse 500
427
425
380
One Aviation Eclipse 550
427
425
380
One Aviation Total Eclipse 500
427
425
380
Cessna Citation II/IISP
409
409
369
Cessna Citation 500
409
382
357
Cessna Citation I/ISP
397
397
357
Cessna Citation Mustang
391
391
367
Cirrus Vision SF50
345
339
276
Source: Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc. Note: Seating is standard configuration, provided for guidance only, and may vary by owner.
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