Whether you’re new to the industry or have enjoyed private air travel for some time, the differences in private jet aviation companies are not always apparent. CitationAir’s business model is fundamentally different from others’ business models and it is these fundamental differences that make it possible for us to deliver stability, value and efficiency like no one else.
Here's how:
- CitationAir is owned by Cessna Aircraft Company, a leader in aviation for the past 80 years. Aviation is our business. Most of our competitors can’t say this as they’re owned by conglomerates or private equity firms.
- We exclusively offer, manage and operate the most popular business jets in the industry, Cessna Citations.
- We are not a fractional company. We are not a jet card company. We are a private aviation solutions company—we sell transportation solutions that meet your needs—whether that’s a Jet Card, a Jet Share, a whole managed aircraft or a customized solution for corporate flight departments. No other company can deliver the efficient combination of these products under one roof, equating to reduced costs and better value for you.
- As your needs change over time, we can support them. We have one sales force that offers a personalized solution, not Jet Cards from a Jet Card company, or Jet Shares from a fractional company.
- The original “fractional model” is broken and we have diversified our business away from it.
- Our fleet is made up of aircraft owned by our fractional and whole aircraft management customers, allowing us to have virtually no inventory of aircraft and hence no debt on our books. This drastically lowers our operating expenses, which in turn allows us to offer exceptional value to our customers. Other “fractional companies" need to purchase additional aircraft to supplement the fleet purchased by their factional customers. This significantly increases their costs of managing a fractional program.
- We can sell and manage these whole aircraft because we are owned by Cessna. Traditional “fractional companies” can’t offer this option.
- “Fractional companies” rely solely on expensive outside charter vendors to support travel on busy days. The aircraft in our Jet Management program back up our fleet on busy days, thereby drastically reducing our need for outside charter.
- “Fractional companies” need significant liquidity to buy back aircraft should customers decide to exit their share (which we saw happen during the recession). Only about one half of our business is Jet Shares. The rest of our business is Jet Cards and Jet Management. Our products are diversified and so in a downturn, we are less susceptible to the impact of customers exiting their shares, and we offer many alternatives to stay within the CitationAir family of products.
Not all private jet companies are the same. For more information, or to speak with a CitationAir Sales Representative, call 1-877-MY-CITATION or
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