Whether you’re new to the industry or have enjoyed private air travel for some time, the differences in private jet companies are not always apparent. CitationAir’s business model is fundamentally different from our major competitors and it is these differences that make it possible for us to deliver stability, value and efficiency like no other private jet company.
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 sell, manage and operate the most popular business jets in the industry, Cessna Citations.
- We are not a fractional jet company. We are not a private jet card company. We've broadened our product line to include Jet Cards, Jet Access, Jet Shares, Jet Management and Corporate Solutions, for companies looking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their 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.
- You will have one sales person who will craft a personalized solution for you from our full range of products. As your needs evolve, we can support them through this single relationship. There is no need to change sales people or companies.
- We offer access to European private jet travel through our preferred European private jet provider, Air Partner. As a CitationAir customer, you may access Air Partner's European service area at a fixed, all-inclusive price with guaranteed fleet availability on a trip-by-trip basis.
- We have diversified our business beyond the traditional fractional jet model and some of its downside risks.
- Traditional "fractional" jet companies need to purchase approximately 25% more aircraft to supplement the fleet purchased by their fractional owners in order to meet customer demands. This significantly increases their costs of managing a fractional program. Our operating expenses are lower than our competitors because our aircraft fleet is almost entirely owned by our Jet Shares and Jet Management customers. This lowers our overall costs and allows us to provide a much better value.
- We can sell and manage these whole aircraft in our Jet Management program because we are owned by Cessna. Traditional "fractional companies" can't offer this option.
- "Fractional companies" rely on expensive outside jet 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 shares should customers decide to exit the program (which we saw happen during the recession). Our diversified product portfolio makes us less susceptible to the impact of customers exiting their jet shares, and we offer many alternatives for them 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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