Aircraft
Cessna, Embraer Vie for Dominance in Light, Midsize Market
In its standard configuration Embraer’s Legacy 450, left, has room for seven passengers, with an option for an eighth.
In its standard configuration Embraer’s Legacy 450, left, has room for seven passengers, with an option for an eighth.

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Spurred by sluggish demand for light and midsize jets and the threat from Brazil’s Embraer, Cessna has enlarged its midsize cabin cross-section and refreshed one of the lightest jets it builds. The new contenders were revealed last fall in the form of the 680A Latitude midsize and the M2 update of the CJ1+. They compete with, respectively, the Embraer Legacy 450 (slated for certification in late 2014 and service entry in early 2015) and the Phenom 100 (in service since 2009). Since Cessna fully acknowledges that the Embraer airplanes are the primary competitors for its new entrants, it seems timely to hold up the companies’ offerings for a preliminary comparison.