The Embraer Phenom 300 is a well-known and popular light business jet. It has been the best-selling business jet over the past decade or longer. With almost 800 now delivered.
It was also the most flown private jet in the US in 2023 (according to Bloomberg’s analysis), taking over from the Cessna Citation Excel. It was introduced in 2009, with an updated Phenom 300E coming in 2018 (certified in 2020). The Phenom 300 introduced many upgrades and changes from the earlier Phenom 100, and sets itself apart from competing jets in the same category in a number of ways.
We look here at a few of these defining features of the aircraft. 1 The Phenom 300 is a new clean-sheet design from Embraer It is based on the Phenom 100, but with significant differences The original concept for the Phenom 300 came from customer demand for a larger version of the very light business jet Phenom 100 (pictured below). Plans for a simple stretch of the Phenom 100 were quickly dropped, with Embraer opting for a new design.
The Phenom 300 added new engines (Pratt & Whitney Canada PW525E), spoilers, winglets, and a movable horizontal stabilizer, and a larger cabin. The increased cabin size offers capacity for up to 10 passengers – although six to eight is more common. This is up from a maximum of seven on the Phenom 100.
It also features a more composite fuselage construction. The fuselage has an 18% composite material construction. This gives the aircraft a higher operating altitude (service ceiling o.