The aircraft that define ultra-long-range, ultra-premium private aviation â from factory flagships to bespoke cabin completions.
The Astra Luxury Index ranks the world's most extraordinary offerings by Astra Score â a proprietary 10-point scale assessing provenance, exclusivity, craftsmanship, experience quality, and global influence. Updated annually. Only those that reach the celestial tier earn a place on this list.
| # | Name | Range / Cabin | Description | Astra Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulfstream G700 Gulfstream Aerospace |
7,500nm / 20 pax | Longest cabin in its class; 10 panoramic oval windows; full stand-up shower; flagship of the fleet | 9.8 / 10 |
| 2 | Bombardier Global 7500 Bombardier |
7,700nm / 19 pax | Four distinct living spaces; Nuage seat exclusive; longest range business jet in production | 9.8 / 10 |
| 3 | Dassault Falcon 10X Dassault Aviation |
7,500nm / 16 pax | Widest cabin of any purpose-built business jet; floor-to-ceiling windows; all-composite fuselage | 9.7 / 10 |
| 4 | Boeing Business Jet Max 9 Boeing / Greenpoint Technologies |
6,750nm / 50+ pax | Narrow-body airliner converted to a 100-square-metre private floor plan; master bedroom, boardroom | 9.6 / 10 |
| 5 | Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty Airbus Corporate Jets |
5,650nm / 18 pax | A220-based widebody VIP jet; 2.44m cabin height; most spacious single-aisle private aircraft | 9.5 / 10 |
| 6 | Gulfstream G650ER Gulfstream Aerospace |
7,500nm / 18 pax | The aircraft that redefined speed and range; Mach 0.925; still the benchmark for refined travel | 9.4 / 10 |
| 7 | Bombardier Global 6500 Bombardier |
6,600nm / 17 pax | Near-global range with a bespoke four-zone cabin; Pratt & Whitney Canada engines | 9.4 / 10 |
| 8 | VistaJet Global 7500 Fleet VistaJet |
7,700nm / fleet | The world's only global private aviation brand flying a single aircraft type; white-glove consistency | 9.3 / 10 |
| 9 | NetJets Gulfstream Fleet NetJets |
varies / fractional | The original fractional ownership model; largest fleet; Berkshire Hathaway backing | 9.3 / 10 |
| 10 | Cessna Citation Longitude Textron Aviation |
3,500nm / 12 pax | Super-midsize benchmark; whisper-quiet cabin at altitude; most refined Citation ever produced | 9.1 / 10 |
| 11 | Embraer Lineage 1000E Embraer Executive Jets |
4,600nm / 19 pax | ERJ 190 converted to five-zone interior; the value proposition for wide-cabin long-range buyers | 9.0 / 10 |
| 12 | Pilatus PC-24 Pilatus Aircraft |
2,000nm / 11 pax | Only business jet certified for unpaved strips; connects the unreachable to the ultra-premium | 9.0 / 10 |
| 13 | Daher TBM 960 Daher |
1,730nm / 6 pax | The world's fastest single-engine turboprop; owner-flown luxury; 330 knots cruise | 8.9 / 10 |
| 14 | Wheels Up King Air 350i Wheels Up |
1,500nm / 9 pax | Membership aviation model; King Air reliability with concierge service layered on top | 8.8 / 10 |
| 15 | XO Eclipse Jet Eclipse Aerospace / XO |
1,125nm / 4 pax | Ultra-light jet membership for short sectors; the urban private aviation answer | 8.7 / 10 |
| 16 | Lilium Jet Lilium GmbH |
186nm / 6 pax | Electric vertical take-off regional air taxi; zero-emission luxury for the short-hop future | 8.7 / 10 |
| 17 | Joby S4 Joby Aviation |
150nm / 5 pax | FAA-certified eVTOL; 200mph cruise; the helicopter replacement for city-centre travel | 8.6 / 10 |
| 18 | Airbus H175 VIP Airbus Helicopters |
450nm / 16 pax | The flagship twin-engine VIP helicopter; quietest in its class; superyacht-to-shore transfer standard | 8.6 / 10 |
| 19 | Sikorsky S-92 VIP Sikorsky / Lockheed Martin |
600nm / 19 pax | Offshore and long-haul VIP helicopter; the oil-executive standard adapted to ultra-luxury | 8.5 / 10 |
| 20 | Zero-G Boeing 727 Zero Gravity Corp |
Weightless / 34 pax | Parabolic flight experience; the ultimate aviation novelty for the billionaire already with a G700 | 8.5 / 10 |