The Embraer Phenom 300 has surpassed the Cessna Citation Excel as the US' most popular private jet. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Cessna Citation Excel family (top) has been the US' most-flown private jet for the past 15 years. jremes84/Shutterstock, NetJetsThe Cessna Citation Latitude, the Cessna Citation V, and the Cessna Citation CJ3 business aircraft were also in the FAA's monthly report as the third, sixth, and ninth most-flown private planes, respectively. And, it costs about $3 million less than $13 million Cessna Citation XLS+, which is the latest version of the Excel. He also explained that Embraer's "long airliner heritage" (the company also builds commercial planes) gives the Phenom 300 a "perception of being purpose-built for high utilization."

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Persons: Embraer Executive Jets Michael Amalfitano, Brian Foley Organizations: Embraer, Cessna, Excel, Textron, Federal Aviation, Embraer Phenom, Embraer Executive Jets, LinkedIn, Private, Bloomberg Locations: Brazilian, America