Jetalliance has committed to a 20-aircraft deal with Cessna Aircraft Company, in a bid to expand its reach into Eastern Europe. The $200 million order was announced by Cessna at the NBAA conference in Orlando, Florida, on November 10.

Jetalliance, an aircraft management and charter company based in Vienna, Austria, placed an order for two Citation X, seven Sovereign, four XLS, five CJ2+ and two CJ3 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2006.

Alexander Vagacs, chief operating officer of Jetalliance, hopes that the aircraft will give the company the competitive advantage that it needs in Europe. "We have outstanding reliability, performance and range with our current fleet of Citations, and look forward to leveraging our capability with these additional aircraft," he said.

Commented Cessna's senior vice president of sales and marketing, Roger Whyte: "With this order, Jetalliance will be able to serve the exponential growth of business aviation in that region.