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MIDSIZE JET · CESSNA
A midsize jet with a wide, tall cabin for its class.
Source: GlobalAir and Wikipedia. Figures are for the original Excel. The XLS and XLS+ have more range. Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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1,850 nm
(3,426 km)
Cruise speed
433 ktas
(802 km/h)
Passengers
6 to 8
typical layout, up to 10
Baggage
90 cu ft
(2.55 m³, inside and external)
Figures are for the original Citation Excel. Range, speeds, weights, cabin size and baggage are GlobalAir figures. Length, wingspan, height and passenger counts are from Wikipedia. The XLS and XLS+ have slightly higher weights and more range. Textron's own page for this model could not be read.
The Citation Excel is a midsize jet with a stand up cabin. It flies about 1,850 nautical miles, seats six to eight passengers in a typical layout and is flown by two pilots. Cessna has delivered more than 1,000 jets in the Excel family.
Cessna announced the Citation Excel at the NBAA convention in October 1994. The prototype first flew on 29 February 1996, and the FAA certified it in April 1998. By then Cessna had more than 200 orders.
To build it, Cessna took the cabin of the Citation X, shortened it by about 2 feet, and joined it to an unswept wing and the tail of the Citation V. Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 engines power it. Cessna built 308 Excel jets before the Citation XLS replaced it in 2004 with a glass cockpit and upgraded engines. The XLS+ followed in 2008 with FADEC engine controls, and the Citation Ascend entered service in December 2025.
Private owners, companies, fractional programs and charter operators fly the Excel family. NetJets is a major operator in the United States, and the Swiss Air Force also flies the type.
6 to 8
passengers
90 cu ft
baggage
18 ft 5 in
cabin length
The cabin is 18 ft 5 in long, 5 ft 5 in wide and 5 ft 7 in high. Wikipedia calls it the roomiest cabin in its class. It can seat up to 10 passengers in a high density layout, and six to eight is typical in a corporate layout.
Baggage space is 10 cubic feet inside the cabin and 80 cubic feet in an external compartment. Two pilots fly the aircraft.
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Buyers often compare the Excel family with the Learjet 45 and the Embraer Phenom 300. IBC Aviation lists the Excel with a taller and wider cabin than both. The Learjet 45 has a longer cabin, and the Phenom 300 suits buyers who put price ahead of cabin comfort.
Figures are for the original Citation Excel. Range, speeds, weights, cabin size and baggage are GlobalAir figures. Length, wingspan, height and passenger counts are from Wikipedia. The XLS and XLS+ have slightly higher weights and more range. Textron's own page for this model could not be read.
Up to 10 passengers in a high density layout. Six to eight is typical in a corporate layout. Two pilots fly the aircraft.
GlobalAir lists a maximum range of 1,850 nautical miles, which is about 3,400 kilometres. IBC Aviation says it can connect London to Moscow.
GlobalAir lists a normal cruise of 433 knots, with an economy cruise of 373 knots. Its ceiling is 45,000 feet.
The XLS, from 2004, added a glass cockpit and upgraded PW545B engines. The XLS+, from 2008, added FADEC engine controls, PW545C engines and a new nose. The Citation Ascend entered service in December 2025.
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