Overview
The XLS Gen2 is the latest of the Excel family, the most-delivered midsize jet in history with more than 1,000 built. It offers a stand-up cabin and short-field ability at a light-jet operating cost.
Key points
- Refreshed cabin with wireless cabin management
- Collins Pro Line 21 cockpit
- Charter workhorse across the U.S.
Mission fit
Midsize class- Regional and transcontinental trips of two to five hours
- Six to nine passengers with stand-up headroom
- Owners stepping up from light jets who want more cabin without large-cabin cost
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+ / XLS Gen2271aircraft on Part 135 certificates
126charter operators
Most based in NC (31), OK (22), TX (21), DE (18), CA (18).
Operators include AirFlair, Inc, Kansas City Aviation Center, Inc., Springfield Aircraft Charter and Sales, Inc., Silverhawk Aviation, Inc., TRITON AIRWAYS LLC, SCOTT RICHARD AVIATION SERVICES, INC..
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators · Full fleet registry.
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