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March 2021

- 31 March 2021
- Jet
Textron Aviation celebrates 1,000 deliveries of the best-selling Cessna Citation 560XL series

Textron Aviation today celebrates the 1,000th delivery of its best-selling 560XL series midsize business jet with a delivery of the Cessna Citation XLS+ to a customer based in the Northea...
- 25 March 2021
- Turboprop
Momentum builds for Cessna SkyCourier program as certification flight test begins

The Cessna SkyCourier turboprop continues to surpass significant milestones as it begins the certification flight test phase of the program for the high-wing, large utility aircraft.
- 23 March 2021
- Video
Textron Aviation launches signature Special Olympics Airlift event in support of 2022 USA Games

Today, Textron Aviation launched the company’s signature industry endeavor — the Special Olympics Airlift (SOA) — and began its call for Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft P...
- 10 March 2021
- Turboprop
Beechcraft King Air 260 achieves FAA Type Certification as the newly upgraded aircraft begins new...

Textron Aviation today announced it has achieved Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its newly upgraded twin turboprop Beechcraft King Air 260, paving the ...
- 8 March 2021
- Service and Parts
Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 series turboprop customers benefit from innovative King Air Groun...

Textron Aviation today announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the new Beechcraft King Air Ground Cooling aftermarket upgrade for ...

March 2020

- 23 March 2020
- Turboprop
Cessna SkyCourier takes next step toward first flight with ground engine tests

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has successfully completed initial ground engine tests on the prototype Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turbopr...
- 16 March 2020
- Turboprop
Textron Aviation Defense announces $70.2M U.S. Air Force contract award for two Beechcraft AT-6 W...

Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the finalization of a $70.2 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle ...
- 10 March 2020
- News
Textron Aviation, WSU Tech and IAMAW launch aerospace tooling apprenticeship

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, WSU Tech and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) today announced a new collaborative appren...
- 9 March 2020
- News
Textron Aviation harnesses Kansas winds with 20-year wind energy agreement

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Evergy, Inc. to meet nearly all of its electricity needs at the company’s facilities loca...

March 2019

- 26 March 2019
- Turboprop
Textron Aviation spotlights upgraded avionics at Sun 'N Fun 2019

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is debuting several of its leading piston aircraft with the recently updated Garmin G1000 NXi avionics next-generation integrated...

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