Charter Operator Thrive Aviation Orders 3 Cessna Citation Longitudes At NBAA-BACE
Las Vegas-based charter, aircraft management, and concierge services provider Thrive Aviation has received so much positive feedback from customers regarding its Cessna Citation Longitude that the company ordered three more Longitudes from Cessna parent company Textron. Thrive placed the order during the recent National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in Las Vegas. Set for delivery beginning in December, the new Longitudes join a fleet that currently includes Cessna Citation Sovereign+, XLS+, CJ3+, and M2 models (as well as a Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000.)
A Changing Landscape
Thrive Aviation recently established its corporate headquarters at Henderson Executive Airport in Las Vegas, and also has private hangar space and a dedicated maintenance facility at Harry Reid International Airport. The company’s fleet has more than doubled in the last 18 months. Company CEO Curtis Edenfield has no qualms about Thrive Aviation’s latest Longitude order.
“The private aviation landscape has changed during the past 18 months; we’re confident the expanded fleet of Citation Longitudes is exactly what our customers want and expect,” Edenfield says. “The future is bright for Thrive Aviation, and we’re so grateful for the relationship we have with the Textron Aviation team. They’ve been an integral part of our continued success up to this point.”
The Longitude
The super-midsize Longitude features a 6-foot (1.8-meter) stand-up cabin and what Textron claims is best-in-class legroom, as well as exclusive soundproofing techniques that provide the world’s quietest super-midsize cabin. The aircraft also boasts a wireless cabin management system that lets passengers manage window shades, movies, music, cabin temperature, and lighting from personal devices. The Longitude seats up to 12 passengers, offers an optional crew jump seat, and provides a walk-in baggage compartment. A double-club configuration is standard; other configurations provide an aft couch and side-facing seating.
In addition to fully integrated autothrottles in the cockpit, the Longitude uses a Garmin 5000 flight deck with three high-resolution LCD displays, four touchscreen controllers, and Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology. Two Honeywell HTF7700L engines each provide 7,655 pounds of thrust, giving the aircraft maximum cruise speed of 483 ktas. Cessna says the Longitude has 3,500-nautical-mile (6,482-kilometer) range with four passengers, a useful load of 16,100 pounds (7,302 kilograms), and 800-hour or 18-month maintenance intervals, which Cessna claims are the longest in the super-midsize class.
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Source: Textron Aviation