SyberJet private jets

One design, three makers

Sino Swearingen, then Emivest and finally SyberJet held the programme in turn. Each kept the same aircraft: a slender fuselage, a wing swept like that of a larger jet, and certification for a single pilot. Registers and offers may show different maker names, but SJ30-2 always means this one type.

Cabin of the SJ30-2

The seating area is about 3.81 m long, 1.43 m wide and 1.31 m high, the usual cross-section of a small jet: you sit in comfort but stoop to move about. Six passenger seats are standard, and those facing backwards recline fully. Bags go into a 1.5 m³ hold behind the cabin.

The sea-level cabin is the real difference. After a few hours at the cabin altitude of most business jets many passengers feel tired; in the SyberJet the air feels as it does on the ground, a help for older passengers and children on a three-hour leg. With so few aircraft, toilet, catering and Wi-Fi differ from one to the next.

Runways are the other limit. At maximum weight the SyberJet needs 1,864 m for a safe take-off, after a run of about 1,200 m. Cannes-Mandelieu, with 1,539 m, can work only on a short leg with less fuel, and the operator decides. Samedan and the Courchevel altiport are not options, so for the Alps the jet would land at Geneva, Zurich, Sion or Chambéry.

Why the type is so rare in Europe

A charter needs an aircraft on an operator's certificate and a base within reach. With a handful of SJ30-2s registered in the United States, a European trip would start with a positioning flight across the Atlantic, which would make it very expensive. We check for a free aircraft when you name the type, but in practice the trip flies on a jet of the same or a higher class.

A client asking for a SyberJet usually wants a fast light jet with long range. Plenty of these fly from European bases:

On London Farnborough - Barcelona the price model gives the SJ30-2 1:57 h from EUR 12,000. A Phenom 300 from Embraer takes 2:00 h from EUR 13,500, and that aircraft can actually be booked.

What a SyberJet flight would cost

Our price model puts the SJ30-2 at EUR 3,200 per flight hour, the light jet floor in the block below, and this applies only if an aircraft were based in Europe. The Citation CJ4 starts at EUR 3,300, the Phenom 300 at EUR 3,500 and the Learjet 45XR at EUR 4,500.

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

Positioning, the minimum charge and airport fees make a short leg dearer per hour: Hamburg - Geneva takes 1:37 h and starts at EUR 11,000, while Paris Le Bourget - Athens takes 3:13 h and starts at EUR 16,000. All rows below are non-stop within the range of the type.

SJ30-2 in our price model, one way

Jets we book instead

Added to the table price:

• positioning from the operator's base, which for this type would mean a flight from North America
• airport, handling and parking fees
• passenger taxes in France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands
• crew hotel if the jet waits for your return

Empty Legs on light jets

With so few aircraft and none based in Europe, Empty Legs on this type are practically never offered here. Other light jets have them more often, mainly when returning from the Riviera, the Balearics or the Alps, at 40-65 % under a full charter, on the operator's date and route and subject to cancellation.

• Ask for the class, so the closest Phenom 300 or CJ4 can fly
• Give a window of dates to match a jet returning to base
• Fly back on the same day to avoid a crew hotel

Booking the flight

For a quote we need:

• route, date and time, and the return
• the number of passengers and their bags
• what matters most to you: speed, range or a low cabin altitude

The offer names the type, the operator and the year of the aircraft. You sign a contract with the price, the payment terms and the operator's cancellation rules.

Why ask us about a SyberJet

We tell you plainly that the SJ30-2 is practically out of reach in Europe and do not keep you waiting for an aircraft that would cross the Atlantic. Instead you get the closest light jets with similar speed and range, priced for your route.

European Private Jets has 14 years in business aviation, 11 people in Cyprus, Nice, Hamburg and Geneva and access to about 6,500 aircraft through operators. Call +357 96407410 or write to private@jets.flights; requests are accepted 24/7.

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 the SyberJet SJ30-2

• • Can I charter a SyberJet in Europe?

  • Very rarely. The few aircraft still flying are registered in the United States, so we usually offer a Phenom 300 or a Citation CJ4 instead.

• • How many SJ30-2s were built?

  • About ten production aircraft, although three makers held the programme in turn. The type is out of production.

• • What does a sea-level cabin mean for passengers?

  • Up to 12,497 m the cabin pressure stays as it is on the ground, while most business jets hold the pressure of 1,800 to 2,400 m. Passengers arrive less tired after a long leg.

• • How much would a flight cost?

  • In our price model London Farnborough - Barcelona costs from EUR 12,000 and Paris Le Bourget - Athens from EUR 16,000, if an aircraft were based in Europe. A Phenom 300 on the first route costs from EUR 13,500.

• • Which jet is closest to the SJ30-2?

  • For speed and range the Phenom 300 and the Citation CJ4. The Beechcraft Premier I has the same engines and a wider cabin but less range.

• • Are there Empty Legs on the SJ30-2?

  • Practically never in Europe. Other light jets have them more often, at 40-65 % below a full charter, on the operator's date and route.