SUPER MIDSIZE
Gulfstream G280
GIV Type Certificate
The G280 brought Gulfstream's Honeywell Primus Epic avionics to the super-midsize category — a significant step forward from the PlaneView architecture of earlier GIV-lineage aircraft. Its Honeywell HTF7250G engines, RVSM capability, and 3,600 NM range make it a genuinely transatlantic-capable aircraft in the right conditions. The GIV type certificate is shared with the G300.
Honeywell HTF7250G
Engines
4 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000
SUPER MIDSIZE
Gulfstream G300
GIV Type Certificate
The G300 shares the GIV type certificate with the G280, carrying PlaneView avionics and Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8 engines. The combination of PlaneView — a well-established, extensively documented avionics suite — and the G280's newer Primus Epic architecture within the same type certificate creates meaningful differences training opportunities for operators with mixed GIV fleets.
Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8
Engines
3 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000
SUPER MIDSIZE
Cessna Citation Longitude
CE-680A Type Certificate
The Citation Longitude is Textron's flagship super-midsize. Its Garmin G5000 avionics represent a departure from Textron's earlier Primus-based architecture — a touchscreen-primary flight deck that has proven popular with owner-operators transitioning from glass panel GA aircraft. Honeywell HTF7700L engines push the Longitude to its 3,500 NM range.
Honeywell HTF7700L
Engines
3 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000
SUPER MIDSIZE
Embraer Praetor 500
EMB-550 Type Certificate
The Praetor 500 is the smallest ETOPS-capable business jet in the world — its 3,340 NM range with ETOPS authorization makes it capable of transatlantic routing not available to most aircraft in its class. Honeywell Primus Epic avionics and Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 engines power an airframe that competes directly with the Challenger 3500 and Citation Longitude.
Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2
Engines
3 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000
SUPER MIDSIZE
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS
FA-2000 Type Certificate
The Falcon 2000LXS is ETOPS-180 certified — the only super-midsize business jet with that authorization in service. CFM CFE738 engines, EASy II flight management, and a 4,000 NM range make it one of the most capable aircraft in its category. Its ETOPS authorization requires dedicated training that the Apex curriculum addresses in the oceanic operations module.
2 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000
SUPER MIDSIZE
Bombardier Challenger 3500
CL-300 Type Certificate
The Challenger 3500 replaced the Challenger 350 in production and brings Collins Aerospace Fusion avionics — a touchscreen-forward architecture shared with the Global family. Its CL-300 type certificate is shared with the Challenger 300, enabling a lateral differences pathway for operators transitioning between variants. The Apex CL-300 syllabus covers both variants in a combined curriculum.
3 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000
SUPER MIDSIZE
Cessna Citation Ascend
CE-560XL Type Certificate
The Citation Ascend (formerly Citation XLS Gen2) updated the CE-560XL platform with Garmin G5000 avionics — replacing the legacy Rockwell Collins Primus 1000 architecture of the XLS+. The CE-560XL type certificate covers both the Ascend and the XLS+, making the Apex CE-560XL syllabus one of the few that handles a major avionics architecture change within a single type certificate.
3 aircraft on fleet · Initial rating $92,500 · Annual recurrent $39,000