Light Jet Comparison: Nextant 400XT Vs Embraer Phenom 300

The Light Jet category provides passengers with a balance between range, speed, and value that is hard to match. Jets such as the Nextant 400XT and Embraer Phenom 300 have transformed how many business leaders optimise their time and efficiency, and how pleasure travellers can enjoy the benefits of convenient luxury.

Here, we take an in-depth look at their key features and assess the benefits they offer to private jet charter passengers.

Nextant 400XT

The Nextant 400XT is a modernised and re-engineered Hawker 400XP, already one of the highest-performing light jets on the market. In fact, the Nextant 400XT is often referred to as the first remanufactured business jet. After extensive work, the result is an aircraft with increased speed, range, and efficiency, and one which has become extremely popular with operators, pilots, and passengers alike.

Usually configured for 7 passengers, the Nextant 400XT combines the airframe of the Hawker 400XP with a brace of upgraded Williams FJ44-3AP engines. This new powertrain combines with significant aerodynamic improvements to provide the 400XT with excellent range capabilities that make it an economical option for private jet charters of up to 4 hours. In fact, the 400XT can travel further and faster than almost every other light jet on the market, able to complete some of the world’s most popular jet charter routes such New York to Miami and London to Ibiza or Milan.

As well as new engines, the Nextant 400XT also received a significant upgrade in the avionics department to substantially enhance its performance. Installed now is the Collins Aerospace ProLine 21 avionics suite, which features four large-format, configurable displays with LED backlighting.

Adding to the benefits on offer, the Nextant 400XT’s baggage compartment is large enough for six suitcases, and the baggage hold has space for popular items like golf bags and skis making it extremely popular for private jet charters.

The Inside Story

Inside the Nextant 400XT is another area in which it excels thanks to the reengineering work. The large cabin feels even bigger thanks to an innovative interior design featuring a square-oval design that creates plenty of space in the virtually silent, flat-floored cabin.

The Nextant 400XT is usually configured in a seven-seat layout and features four seats in a club arrangement with fold-out tables, flanked by three individual seats or a divan in the front.

With the best legroom in its class, the onboard amenities include HD entertainment, a cabin management system with individual temperature and lighting controls, a refreshment centre, and electronically dimmable window shades.

Completing the offering for business travellers are extensive data and communications systems which allow passengers to work onboard, making it a fantastic private jet charter option around the world.

Embraer Phenom 300

In contrast to the Nextant 400XT, the Embraer Phenom 300 is a business jet that started life with a clean-sheet design. This gave Embraer’s designers the chance to improve on competitors’ offerings to create an aircraft that offers class-leading range, spacious cabin, large baggage capacity and the capability to operate at airports with short runways. The resulting jet has been a winner of multiple awards throughout its life, and one that remains an incredibly popular aircraft for private jet charter clients across the globe.

Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E turbofan engines giving it best in class performance and the range to complete popular jet charter routes such as London to Mykonos, and Paris to Istanbul.

With a baggage capacity nearly twice the size of any aircraft in the light cabin class (and larger than many midsize jets) there’s plenty of room for suitcases, golf bags, and skiing equipment.

Majoring on safety, the Phenom 300 has an Embraer Prodigy flight deck and flight management system which incorporates a GPS/WAAS able to provide positional accuracy of better than three metres 95% of the time, plus VHF navigation and an instrument landing system.

The Inside Story

With high ceilings and more than 17ft of internal length, the Phenom 300 offers class leading space within a highly customisable cabin built for both comfort and entertainment for its 7 – 8 passengers. This space, when combined with eleven large windows positioned to maximise light and visibility, offers one of the finest places to be.

Fully reclining leather chairs are provided for each passenger, and one VIP chair comes complete with cabin temperature controls.

The entertainment system features a TV and DVD players along with wireless headphones, while refreshments come in the form of integrated coffee maker, drinks cabinet and ice drawer. High-speed in-flight internet access complete with satellite phone ensures business travellers who need to work while in the air are extremely well-catered for.

In fact, so complete is the Phenom 300 package that in February 2022, the series became the world’s best-selling light jet for the 10th consecutive year.

Both the Nextant 400XT and the Embraer Phenom 300 are extremely good options for private jet charter, no matter where and why you are travelling. Here at SHY Aviation, we have access to the finest aircraft on the market and our team of global private aviation specialists are available around the clock to provide you with a solution tailored to your individual requirements. Whetehr you require private jet charter, group charter, or helicopter transfers, we will handle every aspect.

And the SHY Lifestyle team of luxury travel experts provide exclusive experiences and lifestyle management services to ensure your trip is seamless from start to finish, whether you need the finest accommodation, car transfers, or access to exclusive events, products or services.

Speak to one of our specialists and receive your private jet charter quote today.