Spoke to an Avanti operator today. They have 4 of them, but selling the oldest one. It’s actually for sale for under a million, which is pretty cheap. Yes, I did dream about it, but no, still way too much for me.
They have it on a part 135 here in the US. He said the customers love it, as it’s almost stand cabin up and super quiet. They much prefer it, even to some jets. I asked about maintenance etc and he said the plane doesn’t really break down anymore than anything else, but when it does the US service centers only have stocked parts for it about 50% of the time. So, he said sometimes you have to wait for a part to get shipped from Italy, which takes longer. On average he said it’s about 5 days to get a part. He also said parts are about 15-20% more expensive than on a their CJ. Also, he said that it doesn’t have great range, due to thin wings. He said it’s a 1000nm plane, maybe 1100nm if pushed.
I still want one. Bad.