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Cessna Sees High Asian Interest In Citation
Latitude By Daniel Guevarra |
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March 28, 2012 - Cessna Aircraft Company, said at the
Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE)
the company is seeing high levels of interest from Asia
around the planned game changing mid size business jet,
the Citation Latitude, scheduled to enter service in
2015.
Speaking at ABACE, Bill Harris, Cessna's vice president,
sales for Asia and Asia Pacific, said: "Overall demand
for light and mid-size business jets in Asia is
undoubtedly increasing, and we are finding customers
eager for deliveries 'now' rather than later.
?We are seeing particularly high levels of interest from
customers who, for example, already own or operate a
mid-size Cessna Citation such as the Citation XLS+ and
are planning their future purchases. The Citation
Latitude represents a logical next step to a new, more
advanced Citation and, like the Citation XLS+, offers a
high residual value."
Harris also noted the Asian market's interest in the new
15% range extension for the Citation Latitude. The
specifications of the Citation Latitude have been
revised to increase maximum range from 2,000 to 2,300
nautical miles (3,704 to 4,259.6km). "The Latitude
offers non-stop flights between many major regional and
domestic city pairs in Asia, including Beijing-Haikou,
Beijing-Hong Kong and Hong Kong or Shenzhen-Seoul." |
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Announced
in October 2011, the Citation Latitude will offer Cessna's
widest-yet passenger cabin with stand-up access throughout the
aircraft's length of more than 16 feet. The Citation Latitude
combines the payload, speed and range customers want with an
unmatched cabin experience at its price point ($14.9 million in
2011 USD). Designed for a crew of two plus up to eight passengers, the aircraft will have a maximum altitude of 45,000 feet (13,716 meters) and a maximum cruise speed of 442 knots (819km/h). The Citation Latitude will climb to 43,000 feet (13,106 meters) in just 23 minutes. |