Press Release

Textron Aviation is celebrating the first delivery of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2, following the completion of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification.

“We redefined the entry-level light jet segment when we brought the Citation M2 to market in 2013, and with this integration of next generation interior technology and design, we know the M2 Gen2 will continue to be among the most popular light jet models,” said Christi Tannahill, senior vice president, Customer Experience. “We’re thrilled to get this airplane into the hands of the customers who helped shape it. Guy Stockbridge and his Elite Team Offices operation represent the ideal customer for the M2 Gen2: a first-time aircraft owner whose missions demand a versatile aircraft with performance and cabin amenities often found only in larger jets.”

Guy Stockbridge, owner of Elite Team Offices, accepts the keys to his new M2 Gen2 from Textron Aviation Regional Sales Director Natalie Stadelman.

Stockbridge, owner of Elite Team Offices, started his enterprise as a home-based landscape maintenance business in 1987.  Today Elite Team Offices employs more than 500 people across its landscape, landscape management, renewable energy civil grading, vertical and development construction companies spread across the entire nation.

“We are excited beyond explanation on finally owing our own light jet and what it will do for me, my wife, our teammates and clients,” Stockbridge said. “Knowing we can get to any project we have across the United States in hours seems unbelievable and amazing at the same time. We are looking forward to flying out of Wichita in our new M2 Gen2 jet straight to one of our solar projects in Arizona and be at home in the same day. What a blessing!”

Cessna Citations continue to lead the light  segment, with more than 5,000 light jets delivered throughout the world, offering customers the broadest range of products on the market. From the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2, to the upgraded efficiency and comfort of the CJ3+ and the versatile CJ4 Gen2, Textron Aviation’s Citation family of light business jets has evolved to offer a range of capabilities, systems and options unmatched in its class.