Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance:
- Maintained under FAR Part 91
- Airframe maintenance program: ProParts
- Recent Textron maintenance reported on 10/10/2025
- Document 10 Inspection complied with on 06/01/2024
- RVSM certified
- Engine:
- Model: FJ44-1A
- Maintenance program: TAP - Blue
- Engine 1: TTSNew 5402, TCSN 4522, TBO 5000
- Engine 2: TTSNew 5568, TCSN 4342, TBO 5000
- Avionics:
- Autopilot: Sperry SPZ-5000 IFCS
- Dual Garmin GTN-750 communication and navigation radios
- EFIS: Sperry 2-tube 5-inch
- Weather Radar: Honeywell RDR-2000 (color)
- TCAS: Bendix/King IHAS-8000 TCAS-I
- Transponders: Garmin GTX-335R and GTX-345R
- Features:
- Equipped with aft lavatory, belted lav, airframe and engine maintenance programs
- ADS-B capable, RVSM, terrain awareness & warning system, and traffic collision avoidance system
- Interior:
- Configuration: Executive, seating for 6
- Tan leather seating, belted aft lavatory, light tan fabric sidewalls
- Exterior:
- New exterior completed in 2025
- Colors: Matterhorn white with Columbia blue pearl, cumulus gray pearl, and Las Vegas gold pearl stripes
About this Model
Overview
The Cessna Citation 525 is the original CitationJet platform that established the CJ family as a practical light-jet option for time-sensitive regional travel. It emphasizes straightforward operations, moderate runway requirements, and a cabin sized for small groups, making it a common fit for owner-operators and charter missions built around frequent legs rather than maximum range.
Mission Fit
The 525 is typically used for day-trip patterns and multi-leg schedules where cruise speed and jet weather capability add value over turboprops, but the mission does not demand midsize-jet range or cabin volume. Payload and range trade against each other more quickly than on larger jets, so realistic passenger count, baggage, and fuel planning are central to mission suitability.
Cabin
Cabin comfort is optimized for small groups. Expect a compact, club-style seating layout with a center aisle, modest baggage capacity, and a cabin height/width that feels tighter than later CJ variants and larger light jets. For shorter legs it is functional and quiet enough for conversation, while longer flights can feel constrained for taller passengers and larger carry-ons.