Cessna has handed over the first Citation Latitudes, less than three months after the midsize business jet received US certification.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based charter company Aircraft Management Group was among the first operators to take delivery of the eight-seat twin. The type has now begun a 28-day, 39-airport demonstration tour of the USA, with additional tours planned later this year for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Cessna says.
The Latitude was introduced by the Textron Aviation subsidiary in 2011 as a competitor to the Embraer Legacy 500, which entered service late last year.
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1-powered Latitude is positioned in Cessna’s nine-strong Citation product line between the super-light XLS+ and the midsize Sovereign+.
Source: Flight International
