In this piece, we will take a look at the five biggest private jet companies in the world. For more companies, head on over to 15 Biggest Private Jet Companies in the World.
5. Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ)
Latest 12 month revenue: $3.6 billion
Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ) is a Brazilian company that manufactures a wide variety of aircraft including business jets. It has four business jet models, ranging from very light jets to super mid sized aircraft.
According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ)’s Phenom 300 is the world’s best selling light business jet, with 59 deliveries in 2022. 20 of the 943 hedge funds part of Insider Monkey’s Q4 2022 survey had held a stake in the firm.
Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ)’s largest investor in our database is Israel Englander’s Millennium Management which owns 3.2 million shares that are worth $35 million.
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4. Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)
Latest 12 month revenue: $5.1 billion
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is an American company that operates in the business jet market through its Textron Aviation division. The firm has manufactured hundreds of thousands of aircraft to date, and these are primarily turboprop and jet aircraft.
Textron Aviation’s trailing twelve month revenue is $5.1 billion, and 36 of the 943 hedge funds part of Insider Monkey’s Q4 2022 survey had owned Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)’s shares.
Out of these, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management is the company’s largest investor. It owns 2.2 million shares that are worth $157 million.
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3. General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD)
Latest 12 month revenue: $5.8 billion
General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) owns one of the most famous private jet manufacturers in the world, Gulfstream Aerospace. Gulfstream is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia.
Gulfstream has manufactured thousands of aircraft since it was set up in 1958, and currently, it has eight different aircraft models in production. General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD)’s aircraft manufacturing division earned $5.8 billion in revenue in 2022 according to its Form 10-K, and 46 of the 943 hedge funds surveyed by Insider Monkey in 2022’s December quarter had invested in the firm.
General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD)’s largest investor is James A. Star’s Longview Asset Management which owns 28 million shares that are worth $7 billion.
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2. Bombardier Inc. (TSE:BBD-B.TO)
Latest 12 month revenue: $6.9 billion
Bombardier Inc. (TSE:BBD-B.TO) is a pure play business jet manufacturer that is headquartered in Quebec, Canada. It manufactures the Challenger and Global Express lineup of jets, which are some of the longest range private jets in the world.
Bombardier Inc. (TSE:BBD-B.TO) is the world’s largest private jet manufacturer in terms of units produced, as it manufactured 120 jets last year, with an order backlog of $14.8 billion.
1. Dassault Aviation Société anonyme (EPA:AM.PA)
Latest 12 month revenue: $6.9 billion
Dassault Aviation Société anonyme (EPA:AM.PA) is a French aerospace company that makes and sells military and civilian aircraft. The civilian planes are exclusively private jets, which include nine different models under the Falcon lineup. Dassault Aviation Société anonyme (EPA:AM.PA)’s Falcon 7X jet keeps on setting speed records, such as one in 2018 when it traveled from New York to London in 5 hours 54 minutes while traveling at Mach 0.88.
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