NetJets on Monday announced orders with Cessna and Bombardier for up to 425 new business jets worth $9.6 billion that will form the cornerstone of the private aviation giant’s new NetJets Signature Series fractional ownership program. NetJets called the purchases the largest deal for private aircraft in aviation history.
The Ohio-based fractional ownership firm said it will buy up to 150 Cessna Citation Latitudes in a deal that includes 25 firm orders and options for 125 more. The Latitude deal is valued at $2.3 billion at list prices. Deliveries are to begin in 2016 and stretch over 10 years.
