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Aircraft decision guide
Two current-production choices for different mission profiles: the Citation Ascend pairs a compact midsize cabin with a 1,940-nm four-passenger high-speed-cruise reference, while the Praetor 600 offers a wider six-foot cabin and a 4,018-nm four-passenger long-range-cruise reference. The published missions use different cruise and reserve assumptions.
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Direct answer
Start with the cabin and itinerary rather than comparing the headline ranges as if they used equal conditions. Textron's Ascend figure uses four passengers, high-speed cruise, NBAA IFR reserves and a 100-nm alternate; Embraer's Praetor 600 figure uses four passengers, long-range cruise, NBAA IFR reserves and a 200-nm alternate. Ask the direct carrier to calculate the same trip for identified aircraft, then compare complete written proposals.
Cabin and performance
Published model references support initial planning. Variant, completion, payload, weather, reserves and route assumptions differ; confirm every figure for the proposed tail.
Figures are model-level planning references from the existing aircraft registry and its reviewed technical sources. Confirm the exact variant, cabin and flight calculation for the proposed aircraft.
Typical charter planning cost
These current house ranges are per billed flight hour, with a two-hour billable minimum. They are cabin-class planning ranges, not fixed model rate cards, live offers, or whole-trip totals.
Wire, before taxes and fees
$7,750–$10,800 / billed flight hour
U.S. domestic wire + 7.5% FET
$8,331–$11,610
U.S. domestic card + 4%, then 7.5% FET
$8,665–$12,074
Wire, before taxes and fees
$9,500–$13,000 / billed flight hour
U.S. domestic wire + 7.5% FET
$10,213–$13,975
U.S. domestic card + 4%, then 7.5% FET
$10,621–$14,534
How the math works
U.S. domestic examples add 7.5% Federal Excise Tax to the displayed hourly transportation range. Paying by card costs 4% more than paying by wire; the card example applies that adjustment before FET. Domestic segment tax and trip-specific positioning, airport, handling, catering, deicing and other charges are not included in these hourly examples.
Mission verdict
Consider the Citation Ascend for regional and medium-distance missions when its compact 18-foot-6-inch cabin, 441-KTAS maximum cruise reference and aircraft positioning fit the trip. Confirm whether the proposed cabin has the standard flat floor or optional dropped aisle.
Consider the Praetor 600 when a six-foot-high, 6-foot-10-inch-wide cabin or additional published mission reach matters. Confirm the actual seating layout, payload, baggage and route calculation for the proposed aircraft.
Jet Partners acts as a charter services arranger under 14 CFR Part 295. Jet Partners is not a direct air carrier, does not operate aircraft, and does not exercise operational control. The properly licensed direct air carrier identified for the trip operates the flight and retains operational control. Aircraft, availability, itinerary, price, taxes, payment, fees, and terms are confirmed in the written proposal.
Buyer questions
Textron publishes an Ascend cabin 18 ft 6 in long and 5 ft 6 in wide, with 5 ft of height on the standard flat floor or 5 ft 8 in with the optional dropped aisle. Embraer publishes a Praetor 600 cabin 6 ft high and 6 ft 10 in wide. Seating and usable space depend on the approved layout of the proposed aircraft.
Both manufacturers publish a maximum of 12 passenger positions, but that does not mean every charter aircraft has a 12-passenger layout or suitable payload for a particular route. Confirm the proposed tail's approved seating, baggage capacity and operating calculation.
No model-level figure guarantees a specific trip. The published 4,018-nm Praetor 600 reference uses four passengers at long-range cruise with NBAA IFR reserves and a 200-nm alternate. The Ascend's 1,940-nm reference uses four passengers at high-speed cruise with NBAA IFR reserves and a 100-nm alternate. The direct carrier must calculate the actual route, payload, winds and reserves.
No. The Citation Ascend uses the Midsize Jet planning range and the Praetor 600 uses the Super Midsize planning range. Aircraft positioning, itinerary, taxes, fees, availability and requested services determine the written proposal.
Share the route, dates, party, bags, cabin priorities and payment method. We will request trip-specific options from direct air carriers.
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