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 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
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
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 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 delivers 400th Cessna Citation Latitudenews Mike Stones 14 Aug 24 0Textron Aviation has delivered the 400th Cessna Citation Latitude business jet to Simmons Foods, Arkansas. Joining the company’s fleet of three Citation jets, the new… Read more
Leopold to replace Berger at Textron Aviationnews Rob Hodgetts 18 Jul 24 0Tracy Leopold will replace the retiring Ed Berger as vice president, Pre-Owned Aircraft and Sales Operations, Textron Aviation. Leopold has been with Textron for nearly… Read more
David Paddock’s move from Jet Aviation highlights talent mobility trendopinion Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 24 0General Dynamics Land Systems makes some amazing vehicles. These include Abrams main battletanks, 10-tonne robots and vehicles that can be driven over landmines. One of… Read more
Textron Aviation wins ANAC certification for SkyCouriernews Terry Spruce 9 Aug 23 0Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop has been awarded type certification by the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC), paving the way for… Read more
Cessna Caravan family gets latest Garmin avionics software starting 2024news Terry Spruce 26 Jul 23 0Textron Aviation has upgraded the avionics of its Cessna Caravan range of turboprops — the Cessna Caravan and Cessna Grand Caravan EX. Due for launch… Read more
EAA AirVenture debut for Beechcraft Denalinews Terry Spruce 25 Jul 23 0Textron Aviation‘s new single-engine turboprop currently in development, the Beechcraft Denali, has made its show debut at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture in Oshkosh,… Read more
Textron Aviation introduces CoolView windows in Beechcraft King Air aircraftnews Terry Spruce 20 Jul 23 0Textron Aviation has upgraded its Beechcraft King Air 260 and 360 turboprops with the introduction of new CoolView windows to minimise heat transfer into the… Read more
Textron Aviation delivers first Mexican-registered Cessna Citation Longitudenews Terry Spruce 6 Jul 23 0Textron Aviation has delivered the first flagship Cessna Citation Longitude business jet registered in Mexico to a customer who plans to use the aircraft for… Read more
Textron announces Cessna Citation Ascendnews Yves Le Marquand 22 May 23 0The newest arrival Cessna Citation business jet in the 560XL series, the Cessna Citation Ascend, has been announced by Textron Aviation. Unveiled on the eve… Read more
Textron Aviation delivers 400th Cessna Citation CJ4news CJI Expert 25 Apr 23 0Textron Aviation has delivered its 400th Cessna Citation CJ4 aircraft to Koch Holdings, a car dealership firm in Pennsylvania. Textron said the delivery of the… Read more
Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation XLS GEN2 EASA certifiednews CJI Expert 25 May 22 0CJI Summary: Textron Aviation achieves EASA certification for Cessna Citation XLS Gen2, First European delivery to Porsche Air Service Over 1,000 Cessna Citation 560XL deliveries… Read more
Citation Latitude order in Chile sets the stage for its FIDAE appearancenews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 18 0SANTIAGO, Chile (April 3, 2018) – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today confirmed an order for its best-selling Cessna Citation Latitude business jet,… Read more
