Our newest jet was picked up in Wichita KS last week and a couple of our pilots flew it back from the Cessna factory. I managed to catch the arrival with my camera as I went to the airport to check it out.
The jet in question is a Cessna Citation XLS, registered as C-FWXL and is Serial number 560-0691. This is the latest version of the jet I fly. I look forward to getting to fly this aircraft, it has a slightly different interior layout than our others, but is otherwise the same.
My roommate Mike is actually flying it right now, and got to fly it's maiden revenue flight to Victoria.
Business is booming for us and so new airplanes are arriving quite frequently, so many that we have long since run out of room in our hangars. The good thing is planes are busy and so not usually all at home base at the same time, but every once and a while it does occur and the hangar is full of planes and with a few parked outside on our ramp as well.
Our next jet deliveries from the Cessna factory are slotted for December 2007 and March 2008. That's the quickest we can get them, as these planes are already bought and paid for!
Saturday, April 07, 2007
New Jet arrives into Calgary
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The great news for you guys is that every time new security measures get announced at airports, your business picks up that much more.
I never thought there would be a beneficiary of "the war on terror" in the airline industry, but it's clear there is.
Yup, I'm feel pretty confident with my job security. Not only with the war on terror, but all of our planes still make us money, even if they don't fly, whereas airlines need to keep the planes moving to make money.
So while I'm sitting on the beach in Puerto Rico for 5 days, the company, and I, still make money! :)
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