The first three Citation Ascends from Textron Aviation’s Cessna brand have entered service with NetJets.
The Ascends are from a 2023 agreement that provides NetJets with options for up to 1,500 aircraft from Textron.
They will eventually replace the Citation XLS as NetJets’ entry-level midsize jet.
There were 49 XLS aircraft in the fleet at the beginning of April.
NetJets President Patrick Gallagher tells Private Jet Card Comparisons that plans call for the remaining XLS jets to exit the fleet by the end of 2027.
It stopped selling jet cards on the XLS fleet last December.
In the midsize category, NetJets also offers the Embraer Praetor 500.
The world’s largest private jet operator categorizes the Sovereign and Latitude as midsize jets, although based on their maximum…
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Source privatejetcardcomparisons.com
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