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B-129Z: how this Cessna Citation XLS is flown

A Citation XLS on long legs: fewer landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Oct 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 4 Nov 2024 with every tracked Citation XLS.

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How B-129Z compares.

53 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Oct 2026.

Tracked flights

53

in the twelve months, about 4 a month

Days flown a month

3.9

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈65

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was October 2026, with 18 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was October 2026, with 18 flights. It did not fly in July 2026. The record has 28 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for B-129Z, the twelve months to 31 Oct 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 877 tracked Citation XLSs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is B-129Z.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Gentler than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for B-129Z: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

More hours for each landing, so fewer pressurization cycles for its time in the air.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 84th percentile

    1.7 : 1middle Citation XLS 1.4 : 1

  • Short hops99th percentile

    100%middle Citation XLS 43%

  • Leg length<1st percentile

    0 nmmiddle Citation XLS 356 nm

How its legs split

Share of B-129Z’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation XLSs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation XLS, over its record since 4 Nov 2024.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether B-129Z sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation XLS: 4%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation XLS: 1%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

B-129Z sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Citation XLS: 12.2

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on B-129Z.

All four chapters, every flight since November 2024 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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B-129Z, Cessna Citation XLS

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Questions about B-129Z.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “B-129Z: how this Cessna Citation XLS is flown.” Data through 31 Oct 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/b-129z

How many hours does B-129Z fly a year?

About 65 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, across 53 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is B-129Z flown?

B-129Z made 53 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, about 4 a month, and flew on about 4 days in each month it flew.

Does B-129Z fly internationally?

2 of its 53 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, 9%, crossed a border.

When did B-129Z last fly?

It was last tracked in October 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports B-129Z uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for B-129Z?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation XLSs, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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