Top 10 fastest private jets and executive aircraft 2025

When it comes to private jets, the industry feels the need for speed. Flying executives faster between cities can make or break a sale, and manufacturers are always working to get more out of their planes. In just the past few years, we’ve watched two of the fastest private jets in history take to the skies – the Bombardier Global 8000 and the Gulfstream G700.

When the Gulfstream entered service in 2024, it became the joint-fastest private jet in the world, with a top speed of Mach 9.35. Only one other private jet can go that fast – the Cessna Citation X+, but sacrifices range to do so. But the G700’s reign as one of the fastest private jets will be short-lived.

Bombardier is on track to enter the Global 8000 into service in Q4, 2025. When it does, its top speed of Mach 9.4 will make it the fastest private jet ever produced, and the fastest civil aircraft since Concorde. Not only is it fast, but the upgraded Global 7500 stretches its range to a globe-spanning 8,000 nautical miles.

But there are a whole bunch of business jets that can achieve blistering speeds. In fact, every one of the models in our top 10 is capable of at least Mach 0.9 – that’s significantly faster than the fastest commercial aircraft, the Boeing 747-8 at Mach 0.855.  

The fastest private jets and business aircraft in 2025

For this list, we’ve used published manufacturer data on top speeds. However, it’s important to note that the aircraft don’t typically cruise at such speeds as it would burn too much fuel. Let’s take a look at each of the top 10 fastest private jets in more detail.

1. Bombardier Global 8000 – Mach 0.94

While you won’t find it flying just yet, Bombardier has reaffirmed its commitment to bringing the Global 8000 to the market in 2025. The targeted entry into service is Q4 2025, at which point it will become the fastest business jet on the planet. It’s been a long time coming, with entry into service once scheduled for 2017.

With the same cabin length as the Global 7500, not much is new with the 8000 from the outside. But it’s had some important improvements, most notably to the engine control software, allowing it to fly faster and further. More fuel can be carried with an increased maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) and innovation in the cabin lowers the perceived altitude to a best-in-class level of 2,900 ft, compared with 5,680 ft on the Global 7500.

In May 2021, one of Bombardier’s Global 8000 test planes was pushed to the limit during flight testing. Followed by a NASA F-18 chase plane, the jet was observed to exceed Mach 1.0, breaking the sound barrier – a first for an executive jet – and becoming the fastest civil aircraft since Concorde.

With the jet almost ready to greet the world, anticipation is high for the arrival of the fastest ever business jet. And it’s good news for Global 7500 owners too, as an upgrade will be available to take it to the same spec as the 8000. 

2. Gulfstream G700 – Mach 0.935

The newest iteration of the Gulfstream G650 family, the G700, has usurped its 2009-model sister as the largest aircraft in Gulfstream’s portfolio. With a fuselage stretched by 10 feet, it has more cabin space and more windows than the 650. But the biggest upgrade is the pair of Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, providing 1,350 extra pounds of thrust and giving it its exemplary top speed.

Throughout flight testing and even after its introduction into service in April 2024, the G700 has continued to rack up speed records for city pairs. By the end of 2024, it had set records on more than 65 city pairs. Gulfstream is awaiting confirmation by the US National Aeronautic Association and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in Switzerland for recognition as world records.

The G700 was certified and entered into service in 2024 with deliveries to private customers and Qatar Airways’ Executive arm. Gulfstream had planned to deliver around 50 G700s in 2024 but fell short due to late delivery of engines and other supply chain issues. According to FlightGlobal, the manufacturer delivered 30 G700s in 2024, 15 in the last quarter of the year.

Qatar Executive has already taken more G700s in 2025 and is expecting more soon. These new Gulfstreams have bespoke designed cabins, including a private rear stateroom with a fixed double bed and en suite bathroom.

3. Cessna Citation X+ – Mach 0.935

With a heritage that goes way back to 1979 and the original 650 Citation III, the Citation X+ is one of the final upgrades implemented by Cessna before it became part of Textron Aviation. It was a major improvement over the 1996 Citation X, with better engines, avionics, and enhanced cabin comfort. 

During test flights in 2014, Cessna pilots flew the X+ from Wichita to Seattle to Miami and back again over two days. Every leg of the trip was awarded a speed record, with the jet flying at 536 knots (Mach 0.935) at 39,000 feet. This solidified its place as the fastest business jet in the world at the time.

The Citation X+ was certified in 2014, but by 2018 it was discontinued with just 29 aircraft sold. In comparison, Cessna sold over 300 of the original Citation X. The short lifespan of the X+ was down to new owner Textron Aviation, who didn’t want to cannibalize the market for its new Citation Longitude.

4. Gulfstream G800 – Mach 0.925  

Introduced to the world in October 2021, Gulfstream’s G800 is a private jet built for range. With an identical cabin to the G650, it is 10 ft shorter than the G700, but uses the same wing designed for the G700 and the same Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines. 

This combination of power, lightweight construction and aerodynamic improvements propels the G800 to a massive range of 8,000 nautical miles, but it’s not only about distance. The G800 retains a top speed of Mach 0.925 – not quite as fast as the G700 but impressive nonetheless.

Gulfstream began flight testing the G800 in June 2022, and has already had its engines certified. In December 2024, the company tested its first aircraft with a fully fitted-out cabin, signaling it’s close to the conclusion. The jet was always supposed to replace the G650, and on February 12, 2025, Gulfstream announced it had completed the very last G650 in Wisconsin. It further confirmed that it expects FAA certification of the G800 in the first half of 2025.

5. Bombardier Global 7500 – Mach 0.925 

Developed from the popular Bombardier Global 6000, the Global 7500 is a clean-sheet design with a new transonic wing and the first business jet to have a four-zone cabin. Ultra-long-range, it got its type certification in November 2018 with the first jets delivering in December that year.

The Global 7500 set new standards in both speed and range. In 2019, it flew 8,225 nautical miles from Sydney, Australia to Detroit, Michigan, the longest flight ever recorded in business aviation. By the end of 2024, it had set new speed records on 75 city pairs, although this wasn’t by design.

“What’s even more impressive about these records is they are flown as part of routine aircraft movements,” explains Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Executive Vice President at Bombardier. “We have on more than one occasion been thrilled to have customers and prospects be aboard for the record-setting city pairs.”

The developments being worked into the Global 8000 are retrofittable to the 7500. Should its owners desire another 0.15 Mach or an extra 300 nautical miles, Bombardier promises an upgrade solution once the new variant is launched.

6. Gulfstream G650/G650ER – Mach 0.925 

Designated the Gulfstream GVI on its type certificate, the G650 was introduced in 2012 as the largest, fastest and most expensive Gulfstream ever made. Its nominal list price was $64.5 million, but due to the extensive waiting list, several buyers paid over $70 million for early delivery. It wasn’t until the Global 7500 arrived in 2018 that prices of the G650 stabilized at around $50 million.

Its range of 7,000 nautical miles was groundbreaking at the time, as was its maximum operating speed of Mach 0.925. However, it has been flown faster. Gulfstream reported in August 2010 that the G650 achieved a blistering pace of Mach 0.995 during a dive as part of its flight testing program.

Evolved into the G650ER, the extended range version, its reach was stretched to 7,500 nautical miles. Between the two aircraft, the G650 has set more than 125 world speed records including a record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth around the north and south poles.

Today, it has racked up more than a million flight hours and has been the aircraft of choice for many big names. According to flight tracking service SiliconJets, current executives flying G650 models regularly include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Benioff, and Larry Ellison. 

But the G650s time is coming to an end, with the long-range, high-speed G800 set to take its place. Gulfstream announced in February 2025 that it had completed the assembly of the last G650 at its plant in Wisconsin and no more will be built.

7. Gulfstream G500/G600 – Mach 0.925 

Both the G500 and G600 were unveiled by Gulfstream in October 2014. By 2017, these two jets made up 80% of the company’s sales, showing just how right Gulfstream got them. As of the end of 2024, more than 300 have been delivered, fairly equally split between the two variants.

Following the type certification of the G500 in 2018, the G600 rapidly followed with certification in 2019. Although they are clean-sheet models, they are designed to succeed Gulfstream’s previous generation aircraft, the G450 and G550.

As part of the marketing campaign for the G500, Gulfstream completed a world tour, flying to 18 countries and 44 cities over seven months. Covering almost 130,000 nautical miles, the aircraft set 22 city pair records on this one tour. As of mid-2024, the G500 and G600 have clocked up more than 100,000 flight hours, and hold a total of 90 city pair speed records between them.

8. Cessna Citation X – Mach 0.92 

Cessna’s Citation X was the company’s big push to improve the image of the Citation family of jets. The models they produced in the 1970s were practical and handled well, but lost out on speed to competitors like the Learjet. The Citation developed a reputation as a slow jet, and Cessna was keen to shrug that off.

After a few delays, the Citation X was certified in 1996, with the first aircraft delivered to Cessna fan and golfing legend Arnold Palmer. It came to the market with Rolls-Royce AE 3007 high bypass turbofans, large engine intakes, and a highly swept wing with supercritical airfoil. All this came together to make the Citation X the fastest private jet in the world until the introduction of the X+.

As soon as it was introduced, the Citation X began to set speed records, one set by Arnold Palmer himself. Production ended in 2018 for the same reason as the Citation X+ – Textron wanted to leave the market free for its Citation Longitude and saw too much overlap with the X models.

9. Bombardier Global 5500/6500 – Mach 0.9

The father of the world’s fastest jet is right here in the Global Express, and more specifically in the 5500/6500 models. Developed in the 1990s, the Global Express and later the Global 5000 and 6000 have been some of Bombardiers’ best-selling products, with over 800 aircraft delivered since 1998.

Announced in 2018, the 5500 and 6500 brought several improvements to the family, including an interior inspired by the Global 7500. New Rolls-Royce BR700 engines added 9% more thrust, giving these variants a top speed of Mach 0.9. Both were certified in December 2019.

As well as a higher speed and a range improvement over the 5000/6000, these new Globals have better hot and high performance and a combined vision system for the pilots on a head-up display, an industry first. The type has been successful in the defense space too, with the US Army using a Global 6500 as a spy plane prototype.

10. Dassault Falcon 7X/8X

A favorite of Taylor Swift and Bernie Ecclestone, the Falcon 7X is one of only a handful of tri-jet aircraft still in production. The other two are from the same family: its predecessor the Falcon 900 and its long-range sister the Falcon 8X.

Introduced in 2007, the Dassault Falcon 7X was the first fully fly-by-wire business jet and a long-range, high-speed vehicle. In 2014, Dassault set a transatlantic speed record with the 7X, flying between New York and London. During that flight, the 7X cruised at Mach 0.88, although it is capable of going a smidge faster – Mach 0.9.

The Falcon 8X, first delivered in 2016, has a 3.5 ft longer cabin than the 7X and an impressive range increase thanks to improvements to the wing design and PW300 engines. It retains the 7X top speed of Mach 0.9, making the pair the 10th fastest private jets in 2025. Such is the speed of the Dassault, Formula 1 legend Max Verstappen has reportedly purchased an 8X as an upgrade from his 900EX.

A future fastest business jet

The Dassault Falcon 10X – Mach 0.925

The biggest aircraft in Dassault’s portfolio is still a couple of years from entering service. The Falcon 10X will be the flagship for the manufacturer, sporting two Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engines developed specifically for the airframe.

The Falcon 10X will have extra-large windows that are around 50% larger than those on the Falcon 8X. And with 28 windows it is understandable why Dassault is claiming the Falcon 10X is among the biggest and most comfortable business jets on the market. 

Its top speed is anticipated to be Mach 0.925, although as we’ve seen with other flight test campaigns, that number can sometimes change. Flight testing for the Falcon 10X is expected to begin in 2025, and deliveries are anticipated for 2027. 

Could the Falcon 10X steal the crown of the Bombardier Global 8000 for the fastest private jet? It’s unlikely, as Dassault is more closely focused on an exemplary cabin than setting speed records. But with those powerful Pearl engines on board, perhaps the flight tests will surprise us.