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December 2019

• • 18 December 2019
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation marks successful wing and fuselage mate of the first Cessna SkyCourier aircraft;...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has successfully mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototy...

• • 16 December 2019
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation offers new utility nose modification for Beechcraft King Air 350

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced a utility nose option for the Beechcraft King Air 350 turboprop, delivering additional capability to the highly ...

November 2019

• • 16 November 2019
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation develops special mission-configured Cessna Citation Longitude for Japanese Civil...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it is configuring the newly certified Cessna Citation Longitude for flight inspection missions. The aircraft, whi...

October 2019

• • 22 October 2019
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation expands in-flight connectivity options for Citation business jets

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has received supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for the Gogo AVANCE L5 connectivity system upgrade f...

• • 21 October 2019
  • Service and Parts

  Textron Aviation continues to invest in parts availability, expands three additional warehouses

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it recently expanded global part distribution capabilities across warehouses at three facility locations in the U...

• • 21 October 2019
  • Service and Parts

  Textron Aviation advances the industry with interactive 3D technical manuals

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, unveiled the industry’s first interactive, 3D full-color technical library today following the Cessna Citation Longitude’s entry ...

• • 18 October 2019
  • Jet

  Newly certified Citation Longitude headlines Textron Aviation's commanding lineup at 2019 NBAA

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, will showcase eight of its renowned Cessna and Beechcraft jet and turboprop aircraft at the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Conventi...

• • 2 October 2019
  • Jet

  Flagship Cessna Citation Longitude enters service, signals new dimension for business aviation

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the first deliveries of the company’s new flagship Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet, signali...

September 2019

• • 16 September 2019
  • Service and Parts

  Textron Aviation adds authorized service capabilities in Manila with PhilJets

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the opening of a new service location in Manila in collaboration with PhilJets Aero Services. The new facility cu...

• • 16 September 2019
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation's iconic Citation family marks 50 years of business jet innovation

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, this month celebrates 50 years since the inaugural flight of the first Citation jet, the Cessna Citation 500. Today, the Citation...