The Cessna Citation CJ3 is a light jet that was first announced in September 2002. It later received FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) type certification in 2004 and entered service later that year in December. The CJ3 is an upgrade to the Citation CJ2 with an extended cabin, further range and more. In June 2010, for […]
The concept of the Citation X (C750) aircraft from Cessna was first started in 1990. It had its first flight in late 1993 and received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1996. It delivered its first aircraft later that same year to golfer Arnold Palmer. Around the summer of 2007, this super
The Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) is a super mid-size jet that was announced in 1998 at the NBAA Convention. Deliveries commenced in September of 2004. By the end of 2009, Cessna had delivered approximately 250 aircraft. FAA certification was also achieved in 2004 with EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Part 145 approval / certification being
The Cessna Citation M2 (C25M) was first launched in September 2011, with manufacturing starting sometime in 2013. It is an update from the CJ1 variant which ended production in 2005. Some notable upgrades to this light jet include improvements to the cabin and an upgrade to more efficient engines. In its first two years of
The Cessna Citation Latitude (Model 680A) is a mid-size jet that was first announced at the annual NBAA convention in 2011. Initial sales and deliveries began sometime in August of 2015, approximately a few months after it achieved FAA certification. It was intended to be larger than the XLS and geared to compete with the
The Cessna Citation CJ2 (525A / C25A) was first delivered in November 2000, and is an upgrade to the previous CJ1 model. The 525A is considered a light jet and is a 5 ft extension of the CJ1 fuselage. In 2006, Cessna upgraded the aircraft again by manufacturing another variant known as the CJ2+. This
The Cessna Citation CJ4 is an upgrade to the CJ3 and is the largest and longest range aircraft in the CJ lineup. This light jet was launched in October 2006 at the NBAA Conference and started deliveries in 2010. The upgraded version has a larger / wider cabin (21 inches longer than the CJ3), increased
The Cessna Citation Mustang (Model 510) is a single pilot approved aircraft which was launched at the 2002 NBAA convention. This very light jet received it’s FAA type certification in September 2006 and first deliveries began in late November of the same year. This aircraft is capable of some of the fastest cruising speeds and
The Textron Cessna Citation XLS is an upgraded model of the Excel that was initially launched in 1998. In 2004, sales & deliveries started being made after upgrades to the engines, range, cockpit etc. were complete. Despite being a mid-size jet, the XLS has been known to perform more akin to that of a light
