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Cessna Citation Family: Evolution of The “Slowtation”

9Mar

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

Cessna Citation Family: Evolution of The “Slowtation”

The most popular family of private jets ever built, the Cessna Citation family stands as a testament to how good engineering can turn the laughing stock of the aviation community into a staple of almost every airport! With over 8,000 delivers and 41 million flight hours logged to date, it may surprise you to learn that initial reviews of the family's earliest variants were highly critical, with many calling it the "Slowtation" due to its low cruising speeds. In time, however, many of these critics came to not only respect the Cessna Citation family but even come to love it... Background Founded in 1927 by Clyde Cessna and his business partner Victor Roos, the Cessna-Roos Aircraft Company (later the Cessna Aircraft Company after Roos' departure only a month in) initially...

Cessna Citation Mustang: The World’s Most Famous Business Jet

24Apr

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

Executive

Cessna Citation Mustang: The World’s Most Famous Business Jet

Today, the Cessna Citation Mustang is one of the most famous private jets on the market today. For the most part, this is due to its use in popular media - when a private jet is used, it's often a Citation Mustang, but it's also due to how well it sold... Between 2006 and 2017, Cessna produced a total of 479 Citation Mustangs, making the Mustang the single bestselling very light business jet to have ever been produced, having sold more times than the Phenom 100, which is in second place! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Cessna Citation Mustang Over the course of the late 1990's and early 2000's, airlines began to raise prices on its highest-demand business and vacation routes for its business and first class customers (especially the latter)...

11Jul

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Executive

15 Best Private Jets in The World!

Since the introduction of the first private jets, some have been better than others. This begs the question, which are the best private jets on the market today? There are two main ways we can measure how good these private jets are: the amount built or the amount of hours flown by air charter companies each year. Just because it's one, doesn't always mean it's the other... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Gulfstream G650 Following on from the popularity of the G600, Gulfstream introduced the lengthened G650. The G650 was meant to capitalize on the longer range and more luxurious market that the G600 didn't fully tap into. The G650 is a re-engineered and lengthened G600. The G650 has new engines which allows the G650 to travel both furthe...