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Cessna rates its new X a Ten
When Cessna canceled the large-cabin Citation Columbus last year, many wondered what the company would do next.

When Cessna canceled the large-cabin Citation Columbus last year, many wondered what the company would do next. Now we know: the Citation X will remain Cessna’s flagship–for now. Last month at the NBAA Convention, the Wichita-based airframer unveiled a longer and slightly faster variant of its iconic Mach 0.92 speedster, first delivered in 1996, and renamed it the Citation Ten.

Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said the Ten is the first of several new product announcements planned to be unveiled at an estimated rate of one per year for the next several years. “We want to take the markets we are established in and maintain our leadership position,” he said, leaving open the door that the canceled Citation Columbus could be resurrected in the future. “At some point in time I’m sure you’ll see us go up market.”  

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