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Aircraft decision guide
A light-to-midsize step-up decision: the Phenom 300 offers a compact six-passenger cabin and 2,010-nm reference, while the Cessna Citation XLS adds cabin height, seating flexibility and a dropped aisle.
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Direct answer
Begin with the Phenom 300 for a small party whose bags fit the proposed aircraft. Step up to the Cessna Citation XLS when seating flexibility and cabin height matter more. Compare the exact layouts, payload limits, positioning and written trip prices.
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
$6,800–$9,900 / billed flight hour
U.S. domestic wire + 7.5% FET
$7,310–$10,643
U.S. domestic card + 4%, then 7.5% FET
$7,602–$11,068
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
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
Choose the Phenom 300 profile for a small party that values its 2,010-nm published reference, 84 cubic feet of total stowage and a compact light-jet cabin.
Choose the Cessna Citation XLS profile when the party benefits from a taller dropped-aisle cabin, seven to nine executive seats or midsize cabin space.
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
The reviewed references show the Phenom 300 cabin at about 4 ft 11 in high and 5 ft 1 in wide. The original Cessna Citation XLS cabin is about 5 ft 8 in high in the dropped aisle and 5 ft 6 in wide. Confirm the proposed aircraft's layout and usable aisle space.
The Phenom 300 reference is typically configured for six executive passengers, while the original Cessna Citation XLS reference is typically seven to nine. The approved seating layout of the proposed aircraft controls.
No. The Phenom 300 uses the Light Jet planning range and the Cessna Citation XLS uses the Midsize Jet planning range. Positioning, schedule, airports, taxes, fees and requested services affect 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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