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Citation CJ4 Pressed into Airline Service

German scheduled and charter airline operator Hahn Air Lines is now flying a pair of Cessna Citation CJ4s for ticketed airline service. Hahn uses the CJ4 on its 155-mile Dusseldorf-Luxembourg route. According to OEM Textron Aviation, the CJ4 is the first jet in its class to achieve authorization for airline service. As a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Hahn Air was required to submit the CJ4 for an operational safety audit. “Cessna is proud that the Citation CJ4 is the first business jet in its class to pass the IATA audit, proving it met or exceeded more than 1,000 rigorous standards for safety and advanced flight operations,” said Textron Aviation vice president of sales for Europe Tom Perry. The IATA Operational Safety Audit program assesses the operational management and control systems of an airline and it accommodates both FAA and EASA standards for commercial air transport. Several aircraft and operating modifications were made to the CJ4 to accommodate standards, including a locking cockpit door, other cockpit modifications, emergency lighting, passenger safety briefing and conducting flight operations with multiple flight crews.