Embraer Praetor 600 vs Bombardier Challenger 3500 vs Cessna Citation Longitude vs Gulfstream G280 vs Dassault Falcon 2000lxs

Commercial aircraft are often compared first by category: regional turboprops, regional jets, narrow-body jets, wide-body jets, and very large aircraft. Regional turboprops typically serve short, thin routes, trading speed for efficiency, and usually cover a few hundred to roughly a thousand miles with around 30 to 80 passengers. Regional jets cover similar markets with higher speed, commonly flying up to roughly 1,000–2,000 miles and carrying about 50 to 100 passengers. Narrow-body jets, used for most domestic and short international flights, usually seat about 120 to 240 passengers and can range from short-haul missions to transcontinental sectors, often reaching roughly 2,500–4,000 miles in longer-range variants. Wide-body jets support long-haul travel with greater comfort and cargo capability, generally carrying about 250 to 400 passengers and flying roughly 5,000–9,000 miles depending on model. Very large aircraft, now less common, maximize capacity for dense hub-to-hub routes, typically seating 450+ passengers with long-haul range comparable to many wide-bodies.