Titan Airways, the London Stansted-based VIP charter specialist, takes delivery of a brand new Cessna Citation CJ2+ business jet today 11/1120/11. Purchased from the manufacturer directly from Wichita, KA, the six-seat light jet is the latest variant of the popular Citation CJ2 series.
The aircraft G-POWG is configured with six leather seats in total, a club four arrangement of four seats including two stowable tables for work, plus two forward facing seats behind this, electrical power points and individual reading lights. For an aircraft its size it boasts an impressive cruise speed of 480 mph and can fly up to 45,000 ft. Earlier this month at the recent premier business aviation show, NBAA in Las Vegas, the aircraft scooped a world speed record for a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland to London. Pilot Eric Norber made the journey in two hours and 48 minutes, a record for a business jet in the 3,000-6,000 kgs (6,600-13,200 lbs) category.