FLYX nears Jet.AI merger as stockholder vote falls short by slim marginnews Fayaz Hussain 25 Jun 26 0flyExclusive (FLYX) is within reach of completing its long-running merger with Jet.AI after a reconvened shareholder vote showed overwhelming support for the deal, with only… Read more
TAM Aviação Executiva installs Galileo HDX on Phenom 300 on own certificationnews Fayaz Hussain 5 Jun 26 0TAM Aviação Executiva has become the first company in Brazil to install the Gogo Galileo HDX inflight connectivity system on an Embraer Phenom 300, using… Read more
Textron Aviation expands hangar to meet Cessna SkyCourier demandnews Fayaz Hussain 4 Jun 26 0Textron Aviation has completed a 57,000sqft expansion of its flight test hangar at its East Wichita Campus, adding six new hangar bays to support growing… Read more
Textron Aviation marks dual milestones with 500th CJ4 rollout; M2 Gen3 first flightnews Fayaz Hussain 3 Jun 26 0Textron Aviation celebrated back-to-back milestones this week, rolling out its 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft and completing the first flight of the Citation M2… Read more
Platoon orders Longitudes, Flexjet wins against IRSopinion Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 26 0Deniz Weißenborn, CEO and founder of Platoon Aviation, is busy. This week he announced an agreement with Textron Aviation for 12 Citation Longitudes. Next week… Read more
Platoon Aviation to become Europe’s largest Cessna Citation Longitude fleet operatornews Fayaz Hussain 27 May 26 0Hamburg-based charter company Platoon Aviation has signed a multi-aircraft purchase agreement with Textron Aviation that will make it the largest operator of Cessna Citation Longitude… Read more
Textron Aviation opens expanded Melbourne service facilitynews Fayaz Hussain 6 May 26 0Textron Aviation has opened a new service facility at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia more than doubling its previous footprint at the site to… Read more
NetJets takes delivery of first three Citation Ascend jetsnews Fayaz Hussain 5 May 26 0Textron Aviation has delivered the first three Cessna Citation Ascend business jets to NetJets, marking the entry into service of the new midsize jet with… Read more
Textron gets FAA, EASA approval for Starlink installation on Citation Ascend, 560 XL fleetnews Fayaz Hussain 21 Apr 26 0Aerospace manufacturer Textron Aviation said it will now offer Starlink connectivity to its users following strong demand. On the sidelines of AERO Friedrichshafen, the company… Read more
LUMINAIR to buy nine Latitudes from Textronnews Fayaz Hussain 21 Apr 26 0Aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation said it has has entered into a purchase agreement with European private jet operator LUMINAIR to operate nine Cessna Citation Latitude… Read more
Textron Aviation announces Gogo 5G Upgrade for Citation jetsnews Fayaz Hussain 20 Apr 26 0Aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation announced the upgradation of its high-speed cabin connectivity with Gogo 5G giving the Citation operators faster speeds, lower latency and improved… Read more
Cessna to debut Citation Longitude, Ascend at AERO Friedrichshafennews Fayaz Hussain 10 Apr 26 0Textron Aviation says it will debut the Cessna Citation Longitude and Citation Ascend at the AERO Friedrichshafen in Friedrichshafen, Germany between April 22 to April… Read more
Textron reports 13%YoY jump in 2025 aviation revenuesnews Fayaz Hussain 29 Jan 26 0Textron announced financial results for 2025 wherein it reported a 13% year-over-year jump in revenues which hit $5.95bn aided by better volumes as well as… Read more
Cessna Citation Ascend wins FAA certificationnews Mike Stones 6 Nov 25 0Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend has been awarded type certification from the FAA, with entry into service expected later this year. “The Citation Ascend’s successful… Read more
Textron reports 40%YoY profit growth in aviation segmentnews Fayaz Hussain 23 Oct 25 0Textron reported a stellar 39.8% year-over-year growth in profit from the executive aviation segment as company reported a outsized growth of deliveries in the commercial… Read more
Textron Aviation reports flat revenue growth in first quarternews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 25 0Textron Aviation reported revenues of $1.2bn in the first quarter of 2025, up by a modest $25m compared to same period last year owing to… Read more
Textron Aviation European Distribution Centre Dusseldorf celebrates 10 yearsnews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 25 0Textron Aviation’s European Distribution Center (EUDC) is celebrating 10 years of serving customers with parts support in Europe and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The facility… Read more
Textron analytics and customer boards ‘boost innovation’news Mike Stones 5 Mar 25 0Textron Aviation’s predictive maintenance analytics and the use of Customer Advisory Boards help to drive the manufacturer’s innovation, according to Lannie O’Bannion, the firm’s senior… Read more
Textron Aviation to expand Essendon service facilitynews Terry Spruce 17 Feb 25 0Textron Aviation has announced the expansion of its Australian service operation with the construction of a larger and more modern service facility at Essendon Fields… Read more
Textron Aviation hit by strike impact as Q4 2024 revenues slumpnews Fayaz Hussain 22 Jan 25 0Textron Aviation reported a significant decline in fourth-quarter 2024 performance, with revenues dropping to $1.3bn, down $242m from the same period last year, primarily due… Read more
