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| Textron Aviation's Citation Latitude |
Textron Aviation Inc., announces its plans to showcase
its versatile product lineup at this week’s Middle East and North Africa
Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) conference in Dubai, including the show
debut of the Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet. Also on display
will be the Cessna Grand Caravan EX and the Beechcraft King Air 350i
turboprops.
“Textron Aviation supports an expanding fleet of more
than 300 jets and turboprops in the Middle East utilized throughout the region
in various business and special mission applications,” said Kriya Shortt,
senior vice president, Sales and Marketing. “We’re proud to be bringing our
best-selling midsize business jet, the Citation Latitude, to the show this
year. The aircraft has experienced tremendous success with 40 aircraft
delivered and more than 12,000 fleet hours amassed in just over a year. Its
reliability, efficiency and total ownership value make it an ideal business
tool for operators in the Middle East and throughout the world.”
The Citation Latitude has a range of 2,700 nautical
miles, affords the most open, spacious, bright and refined cabin environment in
the midsize category and provides a 5,950-foot cabin altitude at the aircraft’s
maximum operating altitude of 45,000 feet. With standard seating
configurations, the Latitude can comfortably accommodate up to nine passengers.
An investment focus driven by customer comfort, the
Latitude is the first of the company’s new three-aircraft Citation family of
larger business jets, which also includes the super-midsize Citation Longitude
and the large cabin Citation Hemisphere, both of which are under development.
“We expect this family of aircraft will be ideal for
meeting the high demand for larger business jets in the Middle East where we’ve
experienced excellent market reception of our Citations,” said Shortt.
The clean-sheet design of the Citation Longitude
integrates the latest technology throughout the aircraft, which is expected to
bring customers the lowest ownership costs in this class. The company recently
announced the aircraft’s improved range of 3,500 nautical miles, an increase of
100 nautical miles, and full fuel payload of 1,600 pounds, an increase of 100
pounds. From Dubai, the Longitude will be able to fly non-stop routes to key
destinations such as London, Beijing or Singapore. Certification is expected in
2017.
The Citation Hemisphere, which will seat up to 19
passengers, has the widest cabin in its class at 102 inches with three zones.
The aircraft, with an anticipated first flight in 2019, will be powered by
Safran Aircraft Engine’s latest-generation Silvercrest engine, operated with
Honeywell Aerospace’s advanced Primus Epic cockpit technologies and integrated
with full fly-by-wire flight control system incorporating components provided
by Thales. The 4,500 nautical-mile Hemisphere will travel non-stop from Dubai
to Lisbon, Marrakech, Johannesburg, Jakarta or Tokyo.
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