Aircraft guide
NetJets describes its fleet as roughly the same size as the next five operators’ fleets combined, puts its share of US business jet departures at one in six and expects to take delivery of more than 80 new aircraft during 2026. In the US it lists twelve aircraft entries in five cabin categories, from the Phenom 300 light jet to the Global 7500/8000. Each card below carries NetJets’ seats, luggage space, cruise speed and flight time for the type, and the manufacturer’s range under its stated conditions.
The aircraft category determines the share price, the monthly management fee and the hourly rate, as well as which trips the aircraft can fly. We begin with the aircraft suited to your regular trips.
Fleet size
The NetJets fleet spans more than ten aircraft types in five jet classes, from three manufacturers. The US fleet includes the Embraer Phenom 300 and 300E and Praetor 500, Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation XLS, Ascend, Latitude, Sovereign and Longitude, and Bombardier’s Challenger 350/3500, Challenger 650, Global 5000 and 5500, Global 6000 and Global 7500/8000. The Phenom 300 and 300E share one entry, as do the Global 5000 and 5500, but each pair differs in range, so each aircraft has its own card below.
Among the 2026 deliveries, NetJets received its first Global 8000 in March and its first three Citation Ascend aircraft in May. The Ascend is the newest development of the Citation Excel/XLS family, with a flat cabin floor. Bombardier states that NetJets plans a fleet of 24 Global 8000 aircraft and an upgrade of its in-service Global 7500s.
Reading the cards
Range, speed and flight time are measured on different bases and do not describe what an aircraft can achieve on the same trip. Range is how far the aircraft flies before refueling, in nautical miles, under the manufacturer’s stated conditions. Those conditions mostly assume fewer passengers than the cabin holds, and each card gives its distance basis.
Speed is NetJets’ published high-speed cruise, and no aircraft flies its longest range at its highest speed. Flight times are NetJets estimates for two passengers at long-range cruise in still air, not trip durations. Luggage space is volume in cubic feet, not the weight the aircraft can carry. Where a card gives an illustrated hold, it is NetJets’ count of small bags, large bags and golf bags.
NBAA IFR reserves means the range figure holds back reserve fuel under the National Business Aviation Association’s instrument-flight planning assumptions. Weather, luggage, routing, airport and reserve fuel all change the distance on a real trip. We therefore assess the client’s longest regular leg at the usual load.
US fleet
The program labels below follow NetJets’ US Share and Card comparison, checked October 15, 2026. Aircraft access varies by purchase option. A listing does not confirm current share inventory, delivery timing or access on a particular trip.
“Fleet only” means the aircraft appears in the US fleet lineup but is not named in that program comparison. It does not establish whether access is available under an existing agreement.
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Program listing: Share and Card
Distance basis: 6 occupants; NBAA IFR reserves with a 100 nm alternate.
The original Phenom 300. Six passenger seats; a seventh position uses the belted lavatory seat. The illustrated hold takes three small bags, two large bags and two golf bags.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share and Card
Distance basis: 2020 enhanced 300E; 5 occupants; NBAA IFR reserves with a 100 nm alternate. Embraer lists its current Phenom 300EV at 2,055 nm.
The range figure describes the 2020 enhancement, not every earlier 300E. NetJets lists the 300 and 300E together, with one cruise figure for both.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Fleet only
Distance basis: Seats full, original XLS; not an XLS+ specification.
An earlier Citation Excel, distinct from the XLS+, XLS Gen2 and the newer Ascend. The illustrated hold takes three small bags, three large bags and two golf bags.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share
Distance basis: 4 passengers; high-speed cruise; NBAA IFR reserves with a 100 nm alternate.
The newest development of the Citation Excel/XLS family, with a flat cabin floor. NetJets received its first three in May 2026. An eighth position uses the belted lavatory seat.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share and Card
Distance basis: 4 passengers; high-speed cruise; NBAA IFR reserves.
A flat-floor cabin with six feet of headroom. An eighth position uses the belted lavatory seat. The illustrated hold takes three small bags, four large bags and two golf bags.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Fleet only
Distance basis: Original Sovereign; published maximum range, not the Sovereign+.
Eight passenger seats in two groups of facing seats. The illustrated hold takes three small bags, four large bags and two golf bags.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share
Distance basis: 4 passengers; NBAA IFR reserves with a 200 nm alternate.
A flat-floor, stand-up cabin and electronically controlled flight controls. An eighth position uses the belted lavatory seat.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share: 350 and 3500. Card: 350.
Distance basis: Challenger 3500: 4 passengers and 2 crew at Mach 0.77; NBAA IFR reserves. The Challenger 350 is listed at 3,200 nm with 8 passengers.
NetJets groups the 350 and 3500 together and guarantees seating for eight. Cabins are double-club for eight, or a nine-seat layout with a divan. The illustrated hold takes two small bags, five large bags and two golf bags.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share
Distance basis: Textron Aviation’s published maximum range.
Eight passenger seats in a double-club arrangement. The Longitude is a separate, larger aircraft from the midsize Latitude. The illustrated hold takes two small bags, five large bags and two golf bags.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share and Card
Distance basis: 6 passengers and 2 crew at long-range cruise; NBAA IFR reserves.
The NetJets cabin has club seating, a four-seat conference arrangement and a three-seat divan. Baggage is accessible during flight, and a NetJets flight attendant is on board.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share and Card
Distance basis: 8 passengers and 3 crew; Mach 0.85; NBAA IFR reserves.
Listed together with the 5500, with a NetJets flight attendant on board.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share
Distance basis: 8 passengers and 3 crew; Mach 0.85; NBAA IFR reserves.
Listed together with the 5000, with one ten-hour flight-time estimate for both on NetJets’ standard endurance basis. The manufacturer’s 5,900-nautical-mile range is a different measure, taken at a different load and speed.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share and Card
Distance basis: 8 passengers and 4 crew; Mach 0.85; NBAA IFR reserves.
NetJets describes an interior designed for work and rest; its flight-time estimate is three and a half hours longer than the 5000/5500’s.
NetJets aircraft detailsProgram listing: Share
Distance basis: Global 8000: 8 passengers and 4 crew; Mach 0.85; NBAA IFR reserves.
NetJets lists the Global 7500 and 8000 together as its flagship. It received its first Global 8000 in March 2026, and Bombardier states that NetJets’ in-service Global 7500 fleet will be upgraded to Global 8000 aircraft.
NetJets aircraft detailsCabin categories
Light jets offer six seats and about three and a half hours, which suits the routine regional leg with a small group. Midsize aircraft offer seven or eight seats and four to nearly eight hours, from the Citation XLS to the Praetor 500. With that range of flight times, the midsize model matters as much as the category.
Super-midsize aircraft offer eight seats and about seven and three-quarter hours, and the Challenger 350/3500 and the Longitude can serve coast-to-coast routes, subject to load, weather and operating conditions. The large Challenger 650 seats eleven and has an estimated flight time of close to nine hours, with a flight attendant and baggage accessible in flight. The long-range Globals offer thirteen or fourteen seats and ten to sixteen hours, for transatlantic and transpacific trips. The Challenger 350/3500 and the Global 7500/8000 each appear in the NetJets list as one combined entry.
The category also sets the share price, the monthly management fee and the hourly rate. A fractional share sized to the largest aircraft a client ever needs therefore carries that cost on every ordinary trip. A current NetJets proposal confirms whether a share in a given aircraft is available to buy.
Interchange
Interchange is the right to fly a different aircraft type on the same NetJets Share. NetJets’ US program comparison describes guaranteed downgrades and upgrades subject to availability for both Share and Card. Its ten Share entries and five Card entries group some models together; they are not counts of individual aircraft.
The same comparison advertises notice as little as 4 to 10 hours for Share and 48 hours for Card. Those are published minimums, not a promise for every date or aircraft. The selected purchase option and current agreement determine the access and notice terms that apply.
What we do
A smaller primary aircraft may cost less but leave more trips dependent on upgrades, which are subject to availability. We assess that trade-off against your regular trips and the cost of each suitable category.
We help you compare NetJets aircraft and share sizes against your regular routes, cabin needs and expected use. Speak with us about the access and interchange terms that could affect your choice.
Discuss your aircraft requirementsCommon questions
Aircraft figures are NetJets’ published seats, luggage, endurance and cruise speeds, read September 30, 2026, and the manufacturers’ (Embraer, Textron Aviation and Bombardier) published range figures under the conditions stated on each card, read September 14 and 30, 2026. Fleet scale, departure and 2026 delivery statements are from NetJets’ fleet access page, and the Global 8000 delivery and fleet plan from Bombardier’s March 26, 2026 release. This page is not a tool for flight planning or a quotation. Passenger loads, operating conditions and program terms affect aircraft capability and access. US fleet and Share/Card listings were checked October 15, 2026. The NetJets links on each card describe the aircraft; the separate program comparison supports the access labels.
Sources: NetJets US fleet comparison · NetJets US Share and Card comparison
Prepared by Fractional Aviation Advisors. About our principals. Last updated October 2026.