Citation Latitude | |
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Cessna Citation Latitude taking off from Daytona Beach International Airport | |
Role | Corporate Jet |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Cessna |
First flight | 18 February 2014 |
Status | In production |
Produced | 2014-Present |
Number built | 32+ (as of June 2016) |
Unit cost |
Under US$16,250,000
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Developed from | Cessna Citation Sovereign |
The Cessna Citation Latitude (Model 680A) is an American mid-size jet built by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas. Derived from Cessna's Model 680 Sovereign, it was type certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June 2015.
The Citation Latitude project was announced by Cessna at the annual NBAA convention in October 2011. It was launched as a larger aircraft than the Cessna Citation XLS+ and cheaper than the Cessna Citation Sovereign on which it is based. The aircraft seats 9, and features twin Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D turbofan engines. The Citation Latitude features a cruciform tail and all metal fuselage.
The prototype first flew on 18 February 2014 in Wichita, Kansas. Cessna announced on June 8, 2015 that it had achieved FAA certification for the type.
Deliveries to customers began in the third quarter of 2015 and sixteen had been handed over by the end of the year.NetJets has ordered up to 150 jets.
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