A trio of former Cessna Aircraft Company executives has joined forces to launch a program to rehabilitate and upgrade legacy Cessna Citation Excel jets, first certified in April 1998 and precursors to the Citation XLS that debuted in 2004. The group, CitationPartners LLC, based in Wichita, Kansas, has christened the refurbished mid-sized jets “Citation Excel Eagles.”
CitationPartners Transform Legacy Jet into Excel Eagle
Key Takeaways:
- A trio of former Cessna executives has launched CitationPartners LLC to rehabilitate and upgrade legacy Cessna Citation Excel jets, rebranding them as "Citation Excel Eagles."
- The refurbishment program includes a Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck, a new interior and exterior, and numerous system upgrades, with work performed by the Citation Service Center and Yingling Aviation.
- These "Excel Eagles" will undergo rigorous production flight testing and qualify for advantageous support programs, including a lower hourly rate on Cessna ProParts and a comprehensive Pratt & Whitney engine support plan.
- Deliveries are slated to begin in May 2021, with an introductory price of $3.45 million, and customers can customize the interior and exterior with sufficient lead time.
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