“The two Jet Aviation maintenance operations fit perfectly within Cessna’s strategy to grow its global presence,” says Joe Hepburn, Cessna senior vice president, customer services.

Cessna, which estimates that more than 1,000 Citation business jets operate in Europe, notes the Zurich and Dusseldorf facilities are strategically located where a majority of Citations in the region are based.

The facilities increase to seven the number of international Cessna-operated Citation Service Centers.