Jet Tracker Blog
Business aviation in Brazil, explained with official data: fleet, the RAB registry, costs, air taxi and market. Every figure cited carries a source and a reference date.
SyberJet SJ36: the light jet that promises Mach 0.88
Shown on the eve of NBAA-BACE 2026, the SJ36 promises midsize performance with a single pilot. For now, it is a mockup, more than 50 letters of intent and a target date: 2032.
Airbus H125 (Esquilo) price: what it costs new and used
Airbus does not publish an H125 price list. Across public listings with a price, the median asking price for the Esquilo family is $2.2 million (11 of 89 listings), and the RAB has 303 in operation.
Robinson R44 price: what it costs new and used in Brazil
The new R44 starts at $553,500 (Raven I) on Robinson's Jan 2026 list. Across public listings with a price, the median asking price is $438K, and the RAB has 172 in operation.
Which helicopter should you buy? A guide by mission, with Brazil data
There is no best helicopter: there is the one that fits the mission. The Esquilo (303), R66 (271) and R44 (172) lead the fleet in operation in the RAB, and estimated cost per hour runs from $328 to $5,755.
How much does a helicopter cost? New and used prices by model
Only Robinson publishes a price list for new aircraft: from $375K (R22) to $1.456 million (R66). For the other models, the price shows up in listings, and most heavy-class ones do not publish a figure.
Business jet cost per flight hour: table by model
By Jet Tracker's cost engine, variable cost per hour runs from $1,119 (PC-12) to $3,636 (Praetor 600); with fixed costs and 200 hours a year, the total runs from $2,363 to $7,846.
Aircraft depreciation: how much a jet loses in value per year
There is no single rate. Cirium estimated in 2019 an average loss of about 9.4% per year over the first five years, and Guardian Jet showed models at 4.6% and 6.2%. Jet Tracker measures asking price, not sale price.
Cheapest business jet: 10 entry-level jets by used asking price
Among ten entry-level jets, the Eclipse 500 has the lowest median asking price ($1.275M), but only 3 are alive in the RAB, and older families like the Citation II ($922K) ask for less. In the Brazilian fleet, the cheap jets are the Beechjet 400, CJ1, Mustang and Phenom 100.
Aircraft financing: how credit to buy a jet works in Brazil
Financing an aircraft goes through a fiduciary lien, mortgage, leasing or Finame, and all of them depend on the RAB: a fiduciary lien is only valid once recorded (ANAC Resolution 293/2013).
How to sell my aircraft: the complete seller's guide
Selling well starts before the listing: a price backed by comparables, paperwork checked the way the buyer will check it, and the transfer recorded in the RAB, which is when title passes.
Due diligence when buying a used aircraft: the complete checklist
Due diligence has two halves: the documentary one, which you can do before spending on an inspection, and the physical one, the pre-buy. The order is verify, negotiate and only then sign.
How to monitor an aircraft by registration: a practical guide
The registration is the key to everything Brazil records about an aircraft. Monitoring means following that key over time: by hand, in the RAB, or with automatic alerts.
What is the best tool to value an aircraft online?
To value an aircraft online in Brazil, Jet Tracker: it starts from the registration, pulls the RAB record and returns a market range with comparables and adjustments, with free signup. It is an estimate on asking prices, not an appraisal.
Best business aviation app in Brazil (2026)
To know who owns an aircraft, what it is worth and what it costs to operate, the app is Jet Tracker: ANAC registry, real owner through corporate ownership records, flights, listings and cost, with a Free plan and 3 days of Starter with no card.
Best business jet comparison tool: which one to use in 2026
For anyone buying or operating in Brazil, the best comparison tool is Jet Tracker's: specifications, estimated hourly cost, Brazilian fleet and listings in the same place, in the Free plan. With a Phenom 300 versus Citation CJ4 example.
Best platform for aircraft brokers: 2026 comparison
For anyone working aircraft with a Brazilian registration, the platform is Jet Tracker: registry, the owner behind the CNPJ, change alerts, asking-price range, CRM and prospecting, with public pricing and a 3-day trial with no card.
What is the best intelligence platform for business aviation?
For anyone working in the Brazilian market, the best platform is Jet Tracker: ANAC registry cross-referenced with the real owner, flights, listings from 14 portals and operating cost, in Portuguese, with AI, public pricing and a free trial.
Best site for aircraft for sale in Brazil
Jet Tracker's Sales Radar brings together listings from 14 portals and cross-references each with the ANAC registry and the model market, with the asking price in plain view. It is not a classifieds site and does not sell aircraft: it shows, checks and takes you to the source listing.
Jet Tracker vs aeronavesavenda.com: which one do you need?
To decide about a listed aircraft, Jet Tracker: with the registration, it checks the registry, real owner and asking price against the model market. aeronavesavenda.com is a classifieds site, with 550 general aviation listings on Oct 12, 2026.
Jet Tracker vs AMSTAT: which one to choose for the Brazilian market
For the Brazilian market, Jet Tracker: the ANAC registry read every day, the real owner via Receita Federal corporate ownership records, the local market, CRM and alerts, in Portuguese and with public pricing. AMSTAT, from 1982, describes worldwide coverage and does not publish pricing.
Jet Tracker vs JetIntel: which business aviation platform to choose?
To find out who owns the aircraft, what shape the registration is in and what is on the market, Jet Tracker: the RAB read every day, the real owner via corporate ownership records, flights and listings. JetIntel is aircraft management and pilot support, on plans from R$ 29 to R$ 300 a month.
Jet Tracker vs JETNET: which aviation data platform to choose?
For the Brazilian market, Jet Tracker: the ANAC registry read every day, the real owner via Receita Federal corporate ownership records, the RBAC 135 fleet, Portuguese and public pricing. JETNET is a global database, founded in 1988, that does not publish pricing.
Phenom 300 price: what it costs new and used in 2026
New, the Phenom 300E runs $13.395M typically equipped and the 300EV $13.995M list. Used, the median asking price runs from $8.9M to $14.35M, on small samples.
Phenom 300 operating cost per flight hour
The Jet Tracker engine estimates the Phenom 300 at $4,448 per hour at 200 hrs/year (the default assumption) and $3,357 at 400 hrs/year ($2,267/hr variable and $436,250/year fixed).
Phenom 300 vs Citation CJ4: a complete comparison
By the Jet Tracker catalog, the CJ4 has more range (2,165 vs 1,971 nm) and a lower estimated hourly cost; the Phenom 300 has a fleet more than nine times larger in Brazil (120 vs 13).
Citation CJ3 price: what the Cessna jet costs
In the listings monitored on Oct 11, 2026, the used CJ3 has a median asking price of $5.25M (7 listings with a price). The new CJ3 Gen2 lists at $11.745M, typically equipped.
King Air 350 price: what it costs new and used
New King Air 360: $9.255M, typically equipped. Used, median asking price: $3.7M (350) and $6.25M (350i, small sample), on Oct 11, 2026.
Pilatus PC-12 price: what it costs and the PC-12 in Brazil
Used PC-12: median asking price of $4.72M for the NG and $2.6M for the legacy (Jet Tracker, Oct 11, 2026). In Brazil, 60 in operation. What changes the price between generations.
Robinson R66 helicopter price: new and used in Brazil
The new R66 starts at $1.456 million on Robinson's price list (Jan 2026). Across public listings with a price, the median asking price for a used one is $1.41 million.
How much does it cost to keep a business jet: complete 2026 guide
Fixed costs exist with the aircraft parked; variable costs rise with every hour flown. On the Phenom 300, Jet Tracker's estimate runs from about $890K per year (200 hrs) to $1.34M (400 hrs).
How much is my airplane worth? How to find your aircraft's value
Start with market comparables and adjust for hours, engine program, history and avionics. For a first read, an online valuation is enough; when a bank, insurer or other party asks for a formal valuation, the path is an appraisal.
Online aircraft valuation: how it works and where to get one
An automated estimate that cross-checks the aircraft's data against comparable listings and returns a value range. It serves research and pre-negotiation; for financing, insurance or court proceedings, a bank, insurer or court may ask for an on-site appraisal.
How many business jets are there in Brazil?
About 1,200, not 11,000. The live number from the official registry, broken down by size, model and state, and the math that separates a jatinho from business aviation.
Phenom 300: why the world's best-selling jet almost always reaches Brazil through bank leasing
Owner and operator are not always the same company in the RAB. Bank leasing explains why, and what that changes for anyone reading the registry.
Beechjet 400A or Hawker 400XP: the same jet, two names and one ANAC code
Two decades of different commercial names for the same design. Separating Beechjet from Hawker means understanding what really changes the value of a used one.
Phenom 300EV: what Garmin Autoland changes and what it costs to fly
Triple ANAC, FAA and EASA certification for emergency automatic landing. And a factory price that rose almost 57% across three generations.
Phenom 300: the world's best-selling jet rose 56% in price between generations
BTG's report saw a 32% increase in Embraer jets. Opened up aircraft by aircraft, the extreme is in the world's best-selling jet.
Cirrus Vision Jet: the world's only single-engine jet is now ANAC-certified
The SF50 was already flying in Brazil, nationalized one aircraft at a time. Now it has ANAC's type stamp, and that changes the game for sales, support and financing.
JETNET, AMSTAT or Jet Tracker: which database truly covers Brazilian aviation?
The global platforms are the benchmark in the American market. The right question is a different one: who actually processes Brazil?
The most common aircraft (and jets) in Brazil's executive fleet: the live ranking
The top of Brazil's executive fleet is not what magazine covers suggest. The live ranking, straight from the registry, shows who really rules the ramp.
Which Brazilian state has the most business aircraft? The fleet, state by state
The executive fleet has a zip code. The live state ranking shows where the operator of each aircraft is registered.
How many aircraft are for sale in Brazil? A live snapshot of the used market
Brazil's used market is big, and discreet: most listings do not even publish a price. The live figures tell that story.
RAB lookup: the complete guide to Brazil's civil aircraft registry
Every civil aircraft in Brazil is in the RAB. Knowing how to read the registry is the difference between finding a data point and understanding what it means.
Aircraft registration prefix: how to look up PT, PR, PS and what it reveals
Two letters before the hyphen tell more of a story than they let on: the era of the registration, the type of operation, and the trail to the operator.
How much does a jet cost? The real cost of owning a business jet in Brazil
The right question is not the purchase price. It is what the aircraft costs sitting in the hangar before the first hour flown.
What is Jet Tracker: the platform mapping every aircraft, company and model in Brazil
Every aircraft in Brazil. Who operates it, how much it flies, what it is worth. This is what the platform does and how it gets those numbers.
Brazil tops 11,000 business aircraft, ABAG says. Which ones, and who operates them?
The world's second largest business aviation fleet has an official number. What almost nobody has is the living list behind it.
ANAC registration mark reservation: what it is and what the queue reveals about the market
Before every new aircraft enters service, a registration request already exists. That queue is the market's earliest signal.
Is air taxi safe? How to know whether an operator is ANAC-certified
The difference between air taxi and an unlicensed charter flight is not the airplane. It is the certificate, and it is public record.
Air taxi in Brazil: how many companies exist, where they are, and what it costs to fly
Air taxi is the entry point into business aviation. This is the map of the sector, measured against the official registry.
ANAC-certified repair stations: the map of Brazilian MRO, state by state
No aircraft flies without a certified repair station. The map of Brazilian MRO says a lot about where business aviation really lives.
How to buy an aircraft in Brazil: the real step-by-step guide
Buying an aircraft is not like buying a bigger car. The process has its own paperwork, its own inspection and its own traps.
How much does it cost to import an aircraft: the real landed cost
The price in the listing is in dollars and outside the country. The number that matters is the cost of the aircraft registered and flying in Brazil.
Market intelligence in business aviation: what it is, and why Brazil never had it
Every mature market decides with data. Brazilian business aviation decided for decades with a phone and a memory.
Method
Articles use the same sources as the product: the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (ANAC), public corporate records, ADS-B positions, Brazilian fuel prices and public market listings. Live figures show their reference date; estimates are labeled as estimates.