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For most of the twentieth century, jet travel belonged to airlines and a select circle of corporate elites. Then a quiet revolution took flight. With the introduction of the Cessna Citation, the boundaries of business mobility were permanently redrawn. What began as an unassuming light jet engineered for practicality rather than prestige evolved into the most influential aircraft family in corporate aviation history. Cessna Citation Nation tells the complete, fact-driven story of how light jets transformed the way the world does business. From the pre-light jet era of slow airline connections and regional isolation to the rise of single-pilot jets, fractional ownership, and global on-demand air mobility, this book traces how the Citation reshaped corporate decision-making, regional economies, medical transport, government operations, and international commerce. It follows the Citation through economic booms and recessions, regulatory scrutiny, environmental pressure, and a global pandemic that proved just how indispensable private mobility had become. Blending aerospace engineering, economic history, and real-world operational impact, this book explains why the Citation did more than create a new aircraft category-it rewired the tempo of modern business. It reveals how conservative design, relentless reliability, and unmatched infrastructure access allowed one aircraft family to dominate for more than five decades. From boardrooms to emergency rooms, from remote resource fields to global financial hubs, the Citation became the unseen engine behind a faster, flatter, more mobile world.

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