Aircraft program
Business twin jet. Includes the variant Citation XLS Gen2 with updated cabin interior.
The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.
Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna Citation Excel | 1994 / 1996 | 2004 | Baseline variant. |
| Cessna Citation XLS | 2004 / 2004 | 2008 | Upgraded variant, with a glass cockpit. |
| Cessna Citation XLS+ | 2006 / 2007 | 2022 | Production: 19 (2021) GAMA: Textron Aviation CE-560 Citation XLS+. Variant with extended nose section and different engines. |
| Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 | 2021 / 2022 | Production: 5 (2026) GAMA: Textron Aviation CE-525 Citation M2 Gen2. Variant with elevated cabin experience. | |
| Cessna Citation Ascend | 2023 / 2024 | Production: 2 (2026) GAMA: Textron Aviation CE-560XL Citation Ascend. Increased payload, increased range, PW545D engine and Garmin G5000 avionics. |
| Textron Aviation Inc. | News |
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