Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 rollout as Gen3 era approaches
Textron Aviation today celebrated the rollout of the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft, a Citation CJ4 Gen2.
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Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 rollout as Gen3 era approaches
Textron Aviation today celebrated the rollout of the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft, a Citation CJ4 Gen2.
Cessna SkyCourier demand drives expansion of Textron Aviation flight test operations
Textron Aviation announced the completed expansion of its flight test hangar on the company’s East Wichita Campus, increasing capacity to support growing global demand for the Cessna SkyCourier and...
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Cessna SkyCourier demand drives expansion of Textron Aviation flight test operations
Textron Aviation announced the completed expansion of its flight test hangar on the company’s East Wichita Campus, increasing capacity to support growing global demand for the Cessna SkyCourier and...
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Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 with Garmin autothrottles has earned validation from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (A...
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A multi-aircraft fleet purchase agreement between Textron Aviation and Platoon Aviation positions the Hamburg-based charter operator to become the largest Cessna Citation Longitude fleet owner in E...
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