Cessna's Citation Latitude business twinjet has achieved FAA type certification, clearing the way for deliveries to start later this summer as parent company Textron Aviation continues a rapid succession of new airplane introductions in the last year and a half.
Based on the Citation Sovereign type certificate but featuring big changes just about everywhere from tip to tail, the Latitude is the first Citation to offer a flat-floor, stand-up cabin, offering seating for up to nine passengers.
The Latitude is the fifth new Citation jet certified in the last 18 months. A sixth, the Citation Longitude, is expected to follow in 2017.
Carrying a price of $16.25 million, the Latitude has range of 2,850 nm at long-range cruise speed and 2,700 nm at high-speed cruise. Among the first customers is NetJets, which has ordered up to 150 Latitudes for its fractional ownership operation.
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