page_title: Cessna Citation family
section_title: Sovereign
hierarchical_section_title: Cessna Citation family / Models / Sovereign
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context_page_description: The Cessna Citation family is Cessna's business jets line, forming the largest business jet fleet. The first Citation was put into service in 1972 and more than 35 million flight hours have been logged since.
  Fifty years after the first flight, more than 7,500 Citations have been delivered.
  It started with the small Citation I prototype flying on September 15, 1969, and produced until 1985, developed into the 1978-2006 Citation II/Bravo, the 1989-2011 Citation V/Ultra/Encore and the CitationJet since 1993.
  The standup Citation III/VI/VII was delivered from 1983 to 2000, its fuselage was reused in the Citation X/X+ delivered from 1996 to 2018, the Excel since 1998 and the Sovereign since 2004.
  The Mustang was a Very Light Jet delivered from 2006 to 2017 while the flat floor fuselage Latitude has been delivered since 2015 and the larger Longitude from 2019.
context_section_description: The Cessna Citation Sovereign (Model 680) is an American 3,200 nmi (5,900 km) range business jet developed by Cessna, part of the Cessna Citation family. The Citation Excel fuselage was stretched and joined with an all-new, larger wing and more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C engines for increased maximum takeoff weight.
  Announced at the 1998 NBAA convention, it made its maiden flight in February 2002, certification was awarded on June 2, 2004, and deliveries began in late September.
  The improved Sovereign+ was announced at the October 2012 NBAA for a first flight in April 2012 and deliveries in December, with added winglets and an improved flight deck and engines.
caption: Model 680 Citation Sovereign
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