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Phenom 300 Three-peats as Best-selling Bizjet

Embraer delivered 70 of the light jets last year, besting the next best-selling jet—the super-midsize Challenger 350—by two units.

For the third year in a row, Embraer's Phenom 300 is the world's best-selling business jet. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer delivered 70 of the light jets last year, 20 more than the Challenger 350 runner-up, according to 2015 aircraft shipment data from GAMA. (Photo: Embraer)

By Chad Trautvetter • Online Editor

February 23, 2016

The Embraer Phenom 300 was the most delivered business jet last year, marking the third consecutive year that the aircraft has taken this crown. Embraer delivered 70 of the light jets last year, besting the next-best-selling jet—the super-midsize Challenger 350—by two units, according to individual aircraft shipment data from GAMA. (AIN was unable to compare the Phenom 300 with the number of individual large-cabin Gulfstream or Bombardier deliveries since both manufacturers submit combined data for several models to GAMA.)

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