Nextant private jets

What a remanufactured aircraft is

Nextant was set up in Cleveland, Ohio, to give proven airframes a second life. The structure of an aluminium airframe is maintained by inspection programmes rather than retired after a fixed number of hours, so it stays, while engines, cockpit, wiring and cabin are replaced. The result flies and sounds like a much younger aircraft, but the cabin keeps the size of the original.

400XT: a light jet for two to four hours

The 400XT suits four or five people on legs such as Zurich - Lisbon in 2:43 h or Madrid - Tenerife in 2:50 h. The cabin is 4.72 m long, 1.50 m wide and 1.45 m high over a flat floor, with an enclosed toilet at the rear and seven or eight seats. Baggage space is about 1.6 m³, so seven people with suitcases fit better in a larger light jet. With every seat taken the range falls to about 2,800 km, and on Vienna - Lisbon or Larnaca - Geneva such a load may need a fuel stop, while four passengers usually fly them non-stop.

The Hawker 400XP has the same cabin with older engines and much less range. The Embraer Phenom 300 flies about as far with a larger cabin and 2.38 m³ of baggage, and the Cessna Citation CJ3 has a similar cabin height at a lower speed. When no 400XT is free near you, one of these three usually is.

G90XT: a twin turboprop for short legs

The G90XT carries three or four people on legs of up to about two hours: Nice - Calvi takes 0:53 h, Geneva - Saint-Tropez 1:14 h. The pressurised cabin is 3.84 m long, 1.37 m wide and 1.45 m high. Toilet and drinks cabinet depend on the individual aircraft, and we confirm them with the operator before booking. According to Nextant, the GE H75 burns about 10 % less fuel than the PT6A of the King Air C90GT, and the rebuilt cabin has air conditioning with two evaporators, which helps after a summer wait on a hot apron.

With two engines it flies passengers at night and in cloud without the SET-IMC approval that a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 needs. It reaches Saint-Tropez La Môle, Samedan and Sion, with the load checked on hot days. If an engine needs a repair it goes to the Czech Republic, where the GE H75 is overhauled, so we always quote a King Air 90 with the same cabin or a larger King Air 200 alongside.

What a Nextant charter costs

The model table gives EUR 3,200 per flight hour for the 400XT and EUR 2,000 for the G90XT, for the whole aircraft with crew and fuel. These are the floors of the light jet and turboprop classes in the block below.

Business jet price per flight hour

Heavy Jets from EUR 8,300 / hour

Light Jets from EUR 3,200 / hour

Ultra Long Range Jets from EUR 12,000 / hour

Super Midsize Jets from EUR 6,300 / hour

Very Light Jets from EUR 2,500 / hour

Long Range Jets from EUR 9,800 / hour

Midsize Jets from EUR 4,500 / hour

Turboprops from EUR 2,000 / hour

A short leg costs more than rate times flight time, because the minimum charge, positioning and airport fees stay the same. Zurich - Cannes takes 1:05 h in a 400XT and costs from EUR 8,500, while London - Marrakesh takes 3:24 h and costs from EUR 16,000.

What goes into a quote:

• flight time at the hourly rate
• positioning, often the largest extra for a rare type
• landing, parking and handling, higher at Nice or Geneva in season
• passenger taxes: the 400XT pays the higher UK rate above 5.7 t, the G90XT at 4,581 kg is exempt in the UK and from the Dutch tax, which also starts at 5.7 t

Paying less and Empty Legs

Accept the closest equivalent: a Hawker 400XP, Citation CJ3 or Phenom 300 based near you often costs less than a 400XT that has to fly in from another country. Return on the same day, so the crew waits and no second positioning is charged. Empty Legs on these types are rare because there are few of them; when one fits, it can cost 40-65 % less than a normal charter, with the date and route set by the operator.

Rules and booking

• Only an operator with an Air Operator Certificate may fly you, and with so few aircraft it may be based in another country
• An operator from outside the EU, including the UK, cannot normally fly a passenger leg within one EU country, such as Madrid - Tenerife
• Marrakesh and London are outside Schengen, so allow time for passport control

For a quote we need the route, date, number of passengers and baggage, and whether the return falls after dark. Each offer names the version, the year of the original airframe and the operator; you sign a contract with the price, payment terms and cancellation rules.

A rare type through a broker

With a type this rare, the nearest aircraft decides the price more than the hourly rate. We check where each one is based, ask the operator for the version and the airframe year and put it next to the most common equivalents, so you can choose with the full picture.

European Private Jets has worked in business aviation for 14 years, with 11 people in offices in Cyprus, Nice, Hamburg and Geneva and access to about 6,500 aircraft through operators. Requests are accepted 24/7 on +357 96407410 and at private@jets.flights.

Our team

Charlotte McKinney

Commercial Director

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Henry Richter

Head of Aviation Department and Data Protection Officer

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Emma Miller

Director of Development

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Liam Bishop

Senior Aviation Consultant

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Oliver Davis

Aviation Consultant

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Anna Laurent

Aviation Consultant

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Questions about Nextant charter

• • How much does a Nextant charter cost?

  • EUR 3,200 per flight hour for the 400XT and EUR 2,000 for the G90XT, for the whole aircraft. Zurich - Cannes in a 400XT costs from EUR 8,500, and Nice - Calvi in a G90XT from EUR 6,000.

• • Is a Nextant aircraft new?

  • The airframe is the original one, while engines, avionics, wiring, interior and the parts with a limited life are replaced. The offer states the year of the original airframe.

• • What is the difference between the Nextant 400XT and the Hawker 400XP?

  • The cabin and baggage space are the same. The 400XT has Williams FJ44-3AP engines and flies about 3,700 km with four passengers, against 2,469 km for the Hawker 400XP.

• • Does the 400XT have a toilet?

  • Yes, an enclosed toilet at the rear. In the G90XT it depends on the aircraft, and we confirm it before booking.

• • Can a G90XT fly at night?

  • Yes. With two engines it needs no SET-IMC approval, unlike single-engine turboprops such as the PC-12 or the TBM.

• • What if no Nextant is free on my date?

  • We quote the closest equivalent: a Hawker 400XP, Citation CJ3 or Phenom 300 for the 400XT, and a King Air 90 or King Air 200 for the G90XT.