Aircraft

DATE:28/04/08
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Cessna rolls out first Citation XLS+

Cessna on Friday completed and rolled out the first production version of its Citation XLS+ super-light business jet, the newest member of the world’s “best-selling business jet model,” according to the company.

The production model, which features Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics and two FADEC-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada 545C engines, is now having its paint and interior completed, while two flight test aircraft continue type certification testing in preparation for an anticipated mid-year completion. Cessna expects to begin delivering the $11.6 million, nine-passenger aircraft by year’s end.

The Excel/XLS fleet, first produced in 1998, now comprises nearly 650 aircraft with an accumulated flight time of more than 1.4 million hours, says Cessna. Citation XLS+ artist conception provided by Cessna
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