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 group of former Cessna executives has launched CitationPartners LLC to rehabilitate and upgrade legacy Cessna Citation Excel jets, dubbing them "Citation Excel Eagles."
- The refurbishment includes an updated Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck, new interior and exterior, and upgraded systems, undergoing the same rigorous flight testing as new Cessna Citations.
- Excel Eagles will qualify for Cessna's ProParts program and a comprehensive engine support program at lower hourly rates than other Citation Excels.
- Deliveries are scheduled to begin in May 2021, with an introductory price of $3.45 million, set to increase in August.
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