Cessna took the size of its European Citation fleet to 1,000 aircraft on December 16 when it delivered a Citation XLS to Turkish charter operator Bonair. Pictured below at the company’s Wichita headquarters are Bonair president Ates Hanibu; Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton; senior v-p of sales and marketing Roger Whyte; v-p of international sales Trevor Esling; and director of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Peter Griffith.

Istanbul-based Bonair has been a Cessna operator for the past 22 years. Its fleet already includes Citation Bravos and Cessna Caravans.