Nine people, a flat floor you can stand up on, one of the lowest cabin altitudes in business aviation and further than anything else of its size will go.
At a glance
Manufacturer figures for the type. Every quote names the actual aeroplane, its cabin layout and its operator, because individual aircraft differ.
Why it matters
Super-midsize used to mean about five and a half hours in the air. The Praetor 600 goes about seven, and that is the whole argument for it: trips that used to require a heavy jet now fit into a smaller, cheaper aeroplane. Embraer's own marketing puts London to New York and Dubai to London on the list of sectors it will fly non-stop, which is a strong claim for an aircraft of this size and worth reading carefully.
The cabin is the other reason people ask for it. Six feet of standing height, a flat floor with no dropped aisle, and a cabin altitude of about 5,800 feet at its maximum of 45,000 feet, which is unusually low for the class and is the number you feel after six hours rather than the one on the brochure. It has full fly-by-wire controls, which is rare below the very large jets, and the ride in turbulence is noticeably steadier for it.
Praetors are arranged with licensed commercial operators. The type is relatively new but Embraer has sold well into European charter fleets, so availability is usually better than for the long-range Gulfstreams, and positioning is less often the thing that decides the quote.
Reach from London
| Destination | Roughly | Realistic non-stop? |
|---|---|---|
| Nice or Geneva | Under 600 nm | Yes, about an hour and three quarters, with fuel to spare |
| Malaga or Palma | About 900 nm | Yes, comfortably, with a full cabin |
| Marrakesh | About 1,250 nm | Yes |
| Dubai | About 2,950 nm | Yes, and Embraer publishes the sector in both directions |
| New York | About 3,000 nm | Eastbound yes. Westbound in winter is the one to plan properly |
| Lagos or Accra | About 2,700 nm | Yes |
| Miami | About 3,850 nm | Marginal at best. Expect a fuel stop and consider a heavy jet |
Great circle distances, rounded, for planning only. Published range assumes four passengers and still air, so a full cabin and a headwind both matter more on this aircraft than on a larger one.
Range on the map
The ring is the published range drawn as a true circle on the globe, which is why it bends on a flat map. Change the departure to see the reach from anywhere.
Embraer Praetor 600 from Farnborough Airport (FAB). The solid ring is the published range, 4,018 nautical miles; the dashed ring is 85% of it, 3,415 nautical miles, the still-air planning figure we use to leave a sensible reserve. Winds, payload and reserves reduce real range, so every trip is checked on the day.
Said honestly
The alternatives
Most super-midsize enquiries produce two or three of these, and the choice usually turns on range and on what is already near you.
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There are trips where the Praetor can technically do it and still should not be the aircraft.
Where it flies from and to
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Send the route, the date, how many are travelling and what luggage is coming. On this aircraft those last two change the answer, so we would rather have them at the start. We will tell you whether the Praetor does it non-stop, what else is worth quoting, and have the car at the steps at both ends.
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Questions people ask
We arrange the charter with a licensed commercial operator and name the aircraft, its cabin layout and its operator before you commit. Our own cars and chauffeurs cover London and Manchester, and elsewhere vehicles are arranged through operators we know, so the car is waiting whichever airport you use.
Eastbound, usually. Westbound in winter, with a full cabin and luggage, it often will not, and the operator will plan a fuel stop rather than pretend otherwise. If a guaranteed non-stop matters to you, we will quote a heavy jet alongside it and let you choose.
Range and size. The 500 is the midsize aircraft in the family with a shorter cabin and less reach; the 600 is the super-midsize with the intercontinental legs. Within Europe the 500 is often the sensible saving.
On most charters of this type, yes, and there is a galley to work from. It is worth asking for specifically when the flight is long or there are children aboard, and we will.
Its field performance is strong for the class, which puts runways in reach that a heavy jet cannot use. Whether a particular airport works depends on the runway, the elevation, the weather and the operator's own approvals, so we check the specific airport for the specific trip.
It depends on the route, the date and where a suitable aircraft is. See what private jet charter costs, and send us the trip for a real figure.
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