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.
Ask anyone which business aircraft is the most common in Brazil and the likely answer looks like a magazine cover: a jet. The official registry tells a different story. The fleet that actually fills Brazilian ramps is made of high-performance pistons, light helicopters and working turboprops, and the live ranking below, recomputed straight from the RAB, Brazil's civil aircraft registry (ANAC), shows it with a number and a date.
The most common aircraft in Brazil's executive fleet (the Jet Tracker catalog cut) today is the Cirrus Aircraft SR22, with 539 operational units in the RAB (data as of Aug 20, 2026). Among jets, the leader is the Embraer Phenom 100, with 79 tails.
The overall ranking: every category
| # | Model | Category | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cirrus Aircraft SR22 | Single-engine piston | 539 |
| 2 | Embraer EMB-810 Seneca | Twin-engine piston | 316 |
| 3 | Robinson Helicopter R66 Turbine | Light turbine helicopter | 267 |
| 4 | Beechcraft King Air C90 | Light twin turboprop | 234 |
| 5 | Piper Aircraft Seneca V | Twin-engine piston | 199 |
| 6 | Beechcraft Baron 58 | Twin-engine piston | 181 |
| 7 | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Single-engine turboprop | 174 |
| 8 | Beechcraft King Air C90 GTx | Light twin turboprop | 170 |
| 9 | Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2 | Light turbine helicopter | 164 |
| 10 | Robinson Helicopter R44 Raven II | Piston helicopter | 148 |
Source: RAB/ANAC via Jet Tracker, data as of Aug 20, 2026. The count considers operational aircraft and collapses duplicate registrations onto the same physical airframe (serial number + model family).
And among jets, who leads?
| # | Model | Category | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embraer Phenom 100 | Very Light Jet | 79 |
| 2 | Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 | Light jet | 68 |
| 3 | Embraer Phenom 300 E | Light jet | 63 |
| 4 | Cessna Citation Mustang | Very Light Jet | 60 |
| 5 | Cessna Citation M2 | Very Light Jet | 59 |
| 6 | Embraer Phenom 300 | Light jet | 58 |
| 7 | Beechcraft Hawker 400XP | Light jet | 55 |
| 8 | Cessna Citation II | Light jet | 49 |
| 9 | Learjet 45 XR | Light jet | 43 |
| 10 | Beechcraft Beechjet 400A | Light jet | 40 |
Source: RAB/ANAC via Jet Tracker, data as of Aug 20, 2026. "Jet" here runs from the Very Light Jet to the ultra long range category.
What the ranking says about Brazil
The lead of high-performance pistons and light helicopters is no accident: it is the country's economic geography in fleet form. An aircraft in Brazil is, first of all, a working tool: it links farm to capital, job site to headquarters, interior to hub. The business jet is the top of the pyramid, not the base, and that is why whoever sells to this sector (maintenance, insurance, financing, parts) finds the bulk of the addressable market outside the magazine cover.
The fleet that shows up in magazines and the fleet that signs maintenance contracts are different pyramids. The registry shows the second one.
Another useful reading: ranking position is not liquidity. A model can be common and barely trade, or rare and hotly contested. Crossing fleet size with active listings and registry movement is what separates "there are many" from "there is a market".
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most common business aircraft in Brazil?
The top of the overall ranking is dominated by high-performance piston aircraft and light turbine helicopters, not jets. The exact figure of the day, sourced from the RAB with a reference date, is in this page's live ranking.
What is the most common business jet in Brazil?
Light categories (VLJ and light jet) concentrate most of the country's jet tails. The live jets-only ranking on this page shows the leading model and the day's count.
Do these figures include airline aircraft?
No. The cut is the Jet Tracker executive catalog: jets, turboprops, helicopters and high-performance pistons registered in the RAB. Airliners and basic general aviation (trainers such as the Cessna 172) stay out of the count.
Where does the data come from and how often does it update?
From the RAB, ANAC's official registry, continuously ingested by Jet Tracker. The count collapses duplicate registrations onto the same physical airframe (serial number + model family) and shows the reference date next to the figure.