Bombardier Challenger 3500 vs Cessna Citation Cj3 vs Embraer Phenom 300e vs Embraer Praetor 500 vs Gulfstream G280

The Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Embraer Phenom 300E are best viewed as light jets: both typically seat about 6 to 9 passengers, with the Phenom 300E usually offering the longer legs (roughly a little over 2,000 nm) while the CJ3+ is closer to about 2,000 nm class, making them strong for regional and shorter transcontinental missions. The Bombardier Challenger 3500 and Embraer Praetor 500 sit in the super-midsize segment, generally configured for around 8 to 10 passengers. Both stretch range into the mid‑3,000 nm class, with the Praetor 500 often cited slightly higher on paper, and the Challenger 3500 emphasizing cabin comfort and payload-range balance for typical U.S. coast-to-coast and similar missions. The Gulfstream G280 is also super-midsize but skewed toward the upper end of the category: typically 8 to 10 passengers with the longest range of this group, around the high‑3,000 nm class, making it the most capable for longer nonstop city pairs.