N888RA

This entry concerns airframe N888RA, a 1996-built Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 with serial number 525-0135. The aircraft is registered in the United States and is owned by the corporate entity HOPE AIR LLC, based in Lewes, DE, US. The airframe's propulsion and basic performance characteristics reflect its production-era specification, and its corporate ownership ties it to operations from the owner's Delaware base. No additional registry actions or changes in ownership are published in the supplied data.

The airframe's seating configuration supports 8 occupants, consistent with light business-jet missions that balance passenger capacity and short-to-medium-range travel. With a maximum indicated cruise of 381 knots and a service ceiling of 41,000 feet, this specific CitationJet is equipped to conduct high-speed business or executive hops across the continental United States within its 1,248 nm range. Operated under corporate ownership by HOPE AIR LLC of Lewes, DE, US, the aircraft's typical utilization profile would be corporate transport and owner/operator missions originating from its Delaware base. Maintenance considerations for this individual airframe center on the twin Williams FJ44-1AP turbofan installation and the airframe's 1996 build year; no special cabin outfitting or avionics fitment details are published in the provided data.

This airframe is an example of the Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 family as-built in 1996, featuring the Williams FJ44-1AP powerplants rated at 1,965 lbf each. The quoted cruise speed of 381 knots, range of 1,248 nm, and service ceiling of 41,000 feet characterize its performance niche within fixed-wing multi-engine light business jets of its era. As a corporate-owned, U.S.-registered airframe, considerations for continued operation and resale reflect standard vintage-1990s CitationJet attributes—airframe age, engine type, and configuration as listed—while no specific valuation or condition reports are published in the supplied data.