Fri, Apr 09, 2004
This One Goes To Unijet
Cessna Aircraft Company has
delivered its 200th Citation CJ2 to Unijet, a European charter
operation based at the Le Bourget Airport in France.
During the delivery ceremony, Trevor Esling, Cessna's Director
of International Citation Sales, praised Unijet's success in the
charter business. "Unijet is a very respected name in Europe, and
we are pleased that they have put their confidence in Cessna. We
look forward to serving them and their customers with
Citations."
Established in 1967, Unijet currently operates seven aircraft
that meet customers' long-range, mid-size and entry-level aircraft
needs. Unijet took delivery of their first Citation, also a CJ2, in
July 2003. Citation CJ2 unit number 200 is Unijet's second
Citation. It is anticipated that each CJ2 will fly approximately
500 hours per year.
"We have been operating our first
CJ2 for about six months, and our customers have been very pleased
with it," said Unijet's President Dannys Famin. "The two features
our customers comment on the most are the quiet cabin and large
baggage space. An entry-level aircraft doesn't usually have much
baggage space. On the CJ2, you can enjoy the cabin because the bags
can be stored in the external baggage compartment."
Certified for single pilot operation, the CJ2 is equipped with
two powerful Williams-Rolls FJ44-2C engines delivering 2,400 pounds
of takeoff thrust per side. It cruises at 410 kts and climb
directly to 45,000 feet. The CJ2's Collins Pro Line 21 avionics
system offers the very latest technology available in business
aviation such as two 8 x 10 inch liquid crystal displays, digital
autopilot and a dual attitude heading reference system. The CJ2
offers a six-place center-club cabin.
The Citation CJ2 was introduced at the 1998 NBAA convention, and
first deliveries occurred in November 2000. The 100th CJ2 was
delivered in August 2002. It was awarded steep approach
certification in April 2003. To date, the CJ2 fleet has flown over
80,000 flight hours.
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