The Dossier
By Magellan Jets
Industry News & Insights
The Year-End Acquisition Window: What Permanent 100% Bonus Depreciation Means Before December 31
The economics of a year-end aircraft acquisition changed on July 4, 2025, when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law. That single change reframes The Year-End Acquisition Window. The pressure a buyer feels today is different from the pressure the prior law created. Permanent 100% bonus depreciation means a qualifying business aircraft acquired […]
Gulfstream G450: Cabin, Range, and Performance
The Gulfstream G450 is a heavy jet built for nonstop transatlantic travel, seating up to 13 passengers across a 45-foot flat-floor cabin. With 4,425 nautical…
Cessna Citation X: The Fastest Civilian Business Jet for Coast-to-Coast Travel
The Cessna Citation X is a super-midsize business jet and Model 750 in Cessna’s Citation family, built to outrun nearly everything else in the sky.…
Three Luxury Ski Destinations in the American West Worth Flying Private
Winter in the American West belongs to those who seek it out. The terrain is vast, the snow is deep, and the most coveted mountain…
Bombardier Challenger 300: The Super-Midsize Jet That Rewrote the Category
The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a super-midsize business jet offering a 3,340 nm range, a maximum cruise speed of 459 knots (approximately 528 mph), and…
Bombardier Challenger 600: The Wide-Body Heavy Jet You Actually Charter
The Bombardier Challenger 600 is the aircraft family that gave private aviation a true wide-body cabin, and it still travels first-class today. When Clients charter…
Pilatus PC-12 NG: The Definitive Guide to Private Aviation’s Most Versatile Turboprop
The Pilatus PC-12 NG is the world’s best-selling pressurized single-engine turboprop – an aircraft that redefined what a single powerplant could accomplish. Swiss precision meets…
Challenger 300 vs. Gulfstream G280: Which Super-Midsize Jet Fits Your Mission?
The Bombardier Challenger 300 and Gulfstream G280 are the two aircraft that define the super-midsize category. Both deliver coast-to-coast range, flat-floor cabins, and the performance…
Beechcraft Beechjet 400A: A Light Jet Built for Regional Efficiency
The Beechcraft Beechjet 400A seats up to 7 passengers and cruises at 449 kt (Mach 0.78) with a 1,510 nm range. Twin Pratt & Whitney…
Bombardier Learjet 60: A Midsize Charter Guide for Private Flyers
The Bombardier Learjet 60 is a midsize jet seating up to six passengers in comfort, with cabin configurations reaching seven. Powered by two Pratt &…
Bombardier Challenger 350: The Super-Midsize Standard
The Bombardier Challenger 350 is a super-midsize jet that seats up to nine passengers in a wide, flat-floor cabin with 3,269 nautical miles of range.…
Nextant 400XTi: The Remanufactured Light Jet Built for Regional Efficiency
The Nextant 400XTi is a light jet created by remanufacturing the Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP with new Williams FJ44-3AP engines, Rockwell Collins Pro Line…