Emery Express Cessna Citation I

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The Cessna Citation is a family of business jets by Cessna that started in 1972 with the entry into service of the first model. In the fifty years following the 1969 first flight, more than 7,500 Citations were delivered, forming the largest business jet fleet. Deliveries reached 8,000 by 2022, while logging over 41 million flight hours. The Cessna 500 Citation was upgraded in 1976 as the Citation I. Production ended in 1985 with 689 of all variants produced. The straight wing jet is powered by JT15D turbofans.

Emery Air Freight was an American air freight forwarder and air cargo carrier founded in 1946. Emery was a pioneer in the early air freight business – first renting space on existing carrier routes and later developing a full line of dedicated aircraft. For almost 40 years, Emery was the largest freight carrier in the world. Emery was acquired by Consolidated Freightways in 1989 and by United Parcel Service as Menlo Worldwide Forwarding in 2004.

Emery began leasing planes and in 1976, introduced the Emery Air Force, a fleet of cargo planes that Emery utilized to move freight, but did not own. By 1977, the Emery Air Force had grown to 16 planes, including two Douglas DC-8s, four Lockheed Electras, four Convair 580s and a variety of smaller planes. It provided Emery Express service for small packages through a hub in Smyrna, TN, and for larger freight through Dayton, OH. By the end of 1979, Emery operated a fleet of 66 leased aircraft.

Emery Air Freight as Emery Express used the Cessna Citation as one of the aircraft that provided airfreight service to Albuquerque in 1978.

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