Embraer Legacy 600 Private Jet Charter

About the Embraer Legacy 600

In 2002, a Brazilian company best known for regional airliners did something the established order considered audacious bordering on reckless: it entered the heavy business-jet market — the most prestigious, most defended segment in private aviation — against Gulfstream, Bombardier and Dassault, names with half a century of head start. The aircraft that carried the gamble was the Legacy 600, and it founded what is now Embraer Executive Jets: the division whose Phenom, Praetor and Lineage families all trace to this first bet.

The Legacy 600 won its place not on legacy reputation it did not have, but on what new money buys: more aircraft per euro than the incumbents offered. With 5,557 km of range, a 954 km/h cruise and seats for up to fourteen, it flew the heavy-class working map — New York to London, Geneva to the Gulf, Paris to West Africa — for a charter rate that made the establishment names suddenly look like a premium for the badge alone.

At around €9,000 per flight hour, the Legacy 600 remains the proof that a newcomer could enter the heavy class and be taken seriously. The fleet that resulted is deep, well-supported and economical to charter. For clients who recognise that the aircraft which disrupted the heavy segment is now its quiet value play, the 600 is exactly that — the founding statement of a manufacturer that has since become unavoidable.

Performance Excellence

Fourteen passengers, 5,557 km of range, 954 km/h cruise — the figures with which a first-time business-jet manufacturer challenged the heavy class and was taken seriously. Two Rolls-Royce AE3007A1 engines provide the thrust and the transatlantic-adjacent reach, drawing on a powerplant family with millions of fleet hours behind it. The structure reflects Embraer's airliner-engineering discipline, which underpinned dispatch reliability strong enough to win institutional and corporate operators despite the company's lack of business-jet history. At roughly €9,000 per flight hour, the Legacy 600 charges below establishment heavies while delivering comparable cabin and range — the aircraft that proved a newcomer could disrupt the most defended segment in aviation, and founded the division that has been disrupting it ever since.

Cabin Comfort

The Legacy 600 cabin made its argument the moment passengers stepped aboard: a stand-up, flat-floor heavy-class interior with a cross-section and length that the establishment's similarly priced aircraft simply could not offer in 2002. Up to fourteen passengers travel across a layout that segments naturally into distinct working and resting zones — the spatial generosity that announced a newcomer intended to compete on substance, not promises.

Embraer's airliner-manufacturing discipline showed in the build quality and the dispatch reliability the type delivered from launch, and most charter examples have since been refurbished to keep their interiors contemporary. The galley supports proper hot service across the type's long sectors, the aft lavatory is full-size and private, and the baggage capacity absorbs a full cabin's luggage with room to spare — a practical generosity that suited the type's long-haul brief. What the Legacy 600 cabin offered, and the reason operators bought a manufacturer with no track record, was simple arithmetic made tangible: this much usable space, this well built, was not available elsewhere at the price. Two decades on, that calculation still holds.

High-speed WiFi keeps you connected throughout your flight, allowing you to work or stay in touch. A full galley enables fresh catering service during your journey. A private lavatory ensures comfort on longer flights.

Why Choose the Legacy 600?

• Efficiency: Optimized fuel consumption at — liters per hour
• Reliability: Powered by proven jet engines
• Flexibility: Access to major airports worldwide
• Comfort: Pressurization altitude of 0 ft for a more comfortable cabin environment

Whether you're traveling for business or leisure, the Legacy 600 delivers an exceptional private aviation experience.