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Used Light Jets: Cessna CJ2+ A Standout

If youre shopping the light jet market and the near $5 million HA-420 HondaJet doesnt fit the budget, there are other choices that might be more palatable. To find out what they are, we talked with several business aircraft sales brokers and the model that came up in every conversation is the Cessna 525A CJ2+. While it may not be an exact apples to apples comparison with the HondaJet, its arguably the closest competing used jet in the class.

Larry Anglisano
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Used Light Jets: Cessna CJ2+ A Standout

If you’re shopping the light jet market and the near $5 million HA-420 HondaJet doesn’t fit the budget, there are other choices that might be more palatable. To find out what they are, we talked with several business aircraft sales brokers and the model that came up in every conversation is the Cessna 525A CJ2+. While it may not be an exact apples to apples comparison with the HondaJet, it’s arguably the closest competing used jet in the class.

Some mistakenly think Cessna’s recently discontinued Mustang jet is similar in performance to the HondaJet, but it is not. It doesn’t come close in size or performance. But the CJ2+—the fifth-generation Citation Jet—does. The Aircraft Bluebook shows the average retail price for a 2007 CJ2+ at $3.2 million, but sales professionals tell us current market numbers are lower, even for later models with low time. There are many in the field.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.