The Citation Sovereign+, delivered from 2013, added winglets, more efficient PW306D engines and Garmin G5000 avionics to the capable Sovereign. It pairs a large, flat-floor cabin with excellent short-field performance.
The Cessna Citation Sovereign+ carries real pedigree, a Cessna design chosen by corporate flight departments and private owners across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. That global fleet means mature support, strong residual values and crews who know the type inside out. On the ramp it reads as clearly as it does in the cabin.
Airport flexibility is a real advantage of the Cessna Citation Sovereign+: it slips into tight, close-in runways that larger jets must overfly, turning a long transfer into a short one. With slots easier to secure at private terminals, departures stay on your clock rather than an airline's. Few things make a charter feel more private than watching the type taxi straight to the FBO door.
On value the Cessna Citation Sovereign+ makes a strong case, turning modest operating costs into a lower hourly rate than clients expect for this much aircraft. Empty-leg and off-peak availability can drop the price further when the diary allows. Pound for pound, the type is hard to argue with on a charter budget.
With about 3200 nautical miles in hand the Cessna Citation Sovereign+ turns a two-stop itinerary into a single hop, comfortably flying Paris to Riyadh, nonstop and handing back the hours a fuel stop would cost. Crews plan a little under the book figure, since headwinds and a full cabin trim usable range, but on the sectors clients fly most it reaches its destination without pause. On a super midsize jet charter that reach is what buys back a whole half-day.
Here is the detail crews love: The Sovereign+ added winglets and efficient engines to a wide cabin, and its short-field wing lets it use tight island and mountain runways heavier jets must skip. Small wonder it remains a favourite on charter fleets.
The Cessna Citation Sovereign+ puts usable space first, seating up to 9 in a cabin quiet enough for conversation, with a galley, a private lavatory and room to spread out on a long super midsize jet charter flight. Cabin measuring 5 ft 7 in wide by 25 ft 3 in long, it is trimmed and insulated so engine noise fades into the background. Repeat clients tend to book this super midsize jet again precisely because the hours on board feel like time gained, not lost.
The Cessna Citation Sovereign+ as a charter aircraft, the honest trade-offs:
The Cessna Citation Sovereign+ sits at the sharper end of its category on price, a reflection of its cabin, reputation and capability. Where budget is the single deciding factor a smaller or slightly older type can charter for less, and our advisors will say so plainly when it is the smarter call.
No single aircraft wins on every count, and the Cessna Citation Sovereign+ trades a little of one virtue for a lot of another; the trick is matching that trade to your actual route and party, which is exactly what we do.
As alternatives to the Cessna Citation Sovereign+, it is worth weighing the Cessna Citation Sovereign and the Cessna Citation Latitude, both able aircraft in the same bracket. Broadly the Cessna Citation Sovereign offers the newer cabin, while the Cessna Citation Sovereign+ brings the wider cabin, so the right pick comes down to your exact route, party and budget, which our advisors are glad to lay out side by side.
All told the Cessna Citation Sovereign+ remains one of the smarter ways to fly transcontinental charter, and Fly with Andreea handles catering, transfers, pets and every detail around you, quoting one firm price and replying within the half hour.
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