N900PB

This article covers airframe N900PB, a 1988-built Cessna 550 Citation II with serial number 550-0566. The airframe was manufactured by Cessna (Textron Aviation) and is registered in the United States; it is registered to Century Airconditioning Transportation, a Tennessee-based corporation that is the current legal owner and operator. Public records indicate routine registry activity consistent with corporate business-aviation use and a market valuation recorded at $700,000, reflecting its late-1980s vintage and continued serviceable condition.

The subject airframe is outfitted in a typical executive club configuration for 7–8 passengers with a forward galley and an aft lavatory, providing a standard short‑to‑medium‑haul business-jet interior suited to executive transport. Operating from its Tennessee, US base under corporate ownership, the aircraft is commonly employed on regional business hops and cross‑country missions within its near‑2,000 nm range and high‑cruise capability. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe reflect the JT15D‑4 engine type and Citation II airframe age, with typical inspections and component overhauls scheduled per manufacturer and FAA directives to sustain dispatch reliability.

The Cessna 550 Citation II occupies a longstanding niche as a light business jet that offers higher cruise speed and cabin comfort than entry-level pistons and turboprops while remaining more economical to acquire and operate than larger midsize jets. Its performance — exemplified by a 375 kt cruise and 43,000 ft ceiling — competes with contemporaries such as early Learjet and Hawker 400 series aircraft for owner‑operators and charter brokers. Resale and maintenance considerations for late‑1980s airframes like N900PB include airframe hours, engine cycles, avionics upgrade history and corrosion inspection status, all factors that influence buyer demand and the aircraft’s sub‑million dollar market valuation.