Cessna SkyCourier completes initial wind tunnel testing, final design takes shapenews Alasdair Whyte 13 Mar 18 0Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today announced it has completed initial wind tunnel testing of its new twin-engine Cessna SkyCourier turboprop. Results from… Read more
Textron Aviation SkyCourier Q&A: Brad Thressnews CJI Expert 7 Dec 17 0Textron Aviation revealed a new utility turboprop offering last week, the Cessna SkyCourier 408. The aircraft was developed with FedEx Express, which has signed a… Read more
Textron updates on Cessna Denali progressnews Terry Spruce 27 Jul 17 0A year after unveiling a cabin mockup of its new high-performance single-engine turboprop at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Textron Aviation has made significant progress in bringing… Read more
Fourth Longitude joins test flight programmenews Terry Spruce 10 May 17 0Textron Aviation has added a fourth Cessna Citation Longitude to its flight-test fleet, taking the programme toward gaining a Federal Aviation Administration type certification later… Read more
Third Citation Longitude takes its first flightnews Terry Spruce 21 Mar 17 0The third Citation Longitude has joined the test programme. Test pilots Corey Eckhart and UJ Pesonen, along with flight test engineer Mike Bradfield, successfully tested… Read more
Textron offer G1000 NXi upgrades for King Airsnews Terry Spruce 4 Jan 17 0Textron Aviation will be offering the next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck retrofit for Beechcraft King Air 200/300/350 turboprop aircraft. Garmin’s G1000 NXi platform… Read more
Textron Aviation honours Lufthansa Flight Trainingnews Terry Spruce 26 May 16 0Textron Aviation has honoured Germany’s Lufthansa Flight Training as the winner of its 2016 High Utilisation Award for Europe. The award was given at EBACE… Read more
Textron Aviation opens second German maintenance basenews Terry Spruce 27 Apr 16 0Textron Aviation has opened its newest European line maintenance station in Bremen, Germany, enhancing its service offerings for Citation, King Air and Hawker operators in… Read more
Textron Aviation adds to factory-direct Citation, King Air and Hawker supportnews Terry Spruce 21 Apr 16 0Textron Aviation has added new factory-direct coverage programs – pre-buy assurance, extended care and King Air direct – furthering its commitment in supporting the world’s… Read more
Textron launch PowerAdvantage program for King Airsnews Terry Spruce 1 Mar 16 0Textron Aviation has expanded its PowerAdvantage engine support program to Beechcraft King Air and Cessna Caravan aircraft. PowerAdvantage offers owners and operators PT6A engine coverage.… Read more
New certificates for Textron US company owned service centersnews Terry Spruce 29 Jan 16 0Textron Aviation has gained new certificates allowing each US company-owned service center to support the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands. “We are committed to fostering… Read more
Textron Aviation facilities receive new FAA support certificatesnews Terry Spruce 14 Sep 15 0Textron Aviation company-owned service facilities in Greensboro, N.C., Wilmington, Del., Newburgh, N.Y. and Atlanta, Ga., have received new certifications from the FAA. The company is… Read more
Textron certifies TCAS II 7.1 for early built Citationsnews Terry Spruce 10 Aug 15 0Cessna has received certification for TCAS II 7.1 upgrades on early model Cessna Citation business jets. “With the approaching deadline for TCAS compliance in Europe,… Read more
Textron strengthens European service networknews Terry Spruce 18 May 15 0Textron Aviation say that they will continue to invest in their European service network. Brad Thress, senior vice president, Customer Service said: “As the leader… Read more
Textron opens new service centre in Parisnews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 15 0Textron Aviation has opened a larger service centre at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The new centre is able to support complete maintenance and repair capability for… Read more
Textron Aviation expands King Air servicingnews Terry Spruce 24 Feb 15 0Textron Aviation’s company-owned service centers in Sacramento, California, Mesa, Arizona and Paris, France has gained certification for Beechcraft King Air 90, 200 and 300 series aircraft… Read more
Textron Aviation and Guardian Jet team upnews Terry Spruce 10 Nov 14 0Cessna Aircraft is entering into an exclusive agreement with Guardian Jet, a Connecticut-based aircraft brokerage, to market the Citation X Elite business jet. ALSO READ:… Read more
Guardian Flight orders 400XPR upgradesnews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 14 0Guardian Flight has secured six orders for the Hawker 400XPR upgrade package, with the first deliveries planned for the first half of 2015. ALSO READ: Beechcraft… Read more
Cessna delivers first Mustang to Indianews Terry Spruce 29 Oct 13 0Cessna delivers the first Citation Mustang to India in a ceremony in Independence, Kansas. Cessna has handed over the first Citation Mustang for service in… Read more
Maiden flight for Cessna’s first production Citation M2news Terry Spruce 27 Aug 13 0Cessna’s newest business jet takes-off for the first time from the company’s factory in Kansas. The Cessna Citation M2 is on track to receive its… Read more
