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Bloomberg is reporting that Phenom 300 had more than 360,000 takeoffs and landings at US airports during the last 12 months, ending the Cessna Citation Excel's 15-year reign. With the Phenom 300 fleet continuing to growing at a faster pace than the Excel/Citation Ascend, specially with the high utilization NetJets fleet, it is likely the Phenom 300 will hold this title for years to come. Go Embraer!

Brazil’s Embraer SA just toppled Textron Inc.’s Cessna as the producer of the most-flown private jet in the US after a 15-year reign.

The Embraer Phenom 300, a medium-sized jet that seats as many as nine passengers, had more than 360,000 takeoffs and landings at US airports during the trailing 12 months through August, about 1,400 more than the Cessna Citation Excel family of jets. The Excel had been the most operated private jet for about 15 years, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s monthly report of business jet operations.

The Phenom 300 has grown in popularity because it burns less fuel, costs about one-third less and boasts more speed and range than the Citation Excel, said Brian Foley, a private aviation consultant. Those features more than offset the Phenom 300’s smaller cabin space, he said in an e-mail.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nd=pursuits-vp

The Brazilian company’s Phenom 300 model is the most-flown private jet in the U.S. over the last year, according to Bloomberg. Its ascendance to the top spot ends the nearly 15-year reign of Cessna’s Citation Excel family of planes.

Embraer’s increasingly popular mid-size plane had more than 360,000 takeoffs and landings at US airports since last August, according to the financial news service. That sky-high number is 1,400 more than the Citation Excel managed over that same period.

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