Fly Alliance (Static AD_403) placed an order for up to 20 new Cessna Citation midsize and super-midsize business jets—12 XLS Gen 2s, six Latitudes, and two Longitudes—at NBAA-BACE 2022 on Tuesday. Based on list prices, the deal—which calls for four firm aircraft and the remaining optional—has an estimated value of more than $360 million. Fly Alliance plans to receive the first aircraft from Textron Aviation, an XLS Gen2, in 2023.
Based in Orlando, the company specializes in private jet charter, jet card membership, maintenance, parts sales, and aircraft sales and management. Fly Alliance’s fleet includes six Hawker 800XPs and this order represents its first Citations. The company’s fleet is based in Orlando, Stuart, Palm Beach, and Miami, Florida.
“The Fly Alliance acquisition of up to 20 brand new aircraft from Textron Aviation expands our product offering to our members and customers,” said Alliance Aviation Group CEO Kevin Wargo. “This is an excellent path to building our fleet size to 100 aircraft in the years to come.”