At NBAA 1998 in Las Vegas, the world’s most prolific manufacturer of business jets laid out its strategy for remaining the dominant player well into the next century. In the largest new product announcement in the company’s history, Cessna unveiled two all-new Citation models – the entry-level CJ2 and the mid-size Sovereign – plus major facelifts for two existing models – the CitationJet gets a glass cockpit to become the CJ1, and the 560/V/Ultra is succeeded by a re-engined Citation Ultra Encore. Cessna’s Citation menu thus grows to a mind-bending eight models, ranging from the world’s fastest-selling bizjet (the $3.5 million Mach .67 CJ1) to the world’s fastest-moving one (the $17 million Mach .92 Citation X). AVweb’s Mike Busch offers specs, prices, pictures and first impressions.
