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June 2015

• • June 4, 2015

  Cessna Citation Latitude awarded FAA certification

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that the Citation Latitude business jet has achieved type certification from the U...

June 2014

• • June 26, 2014

  Cessna Citation X+ receives FAA certification, celebrates initial deliveries

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has earned Federal Aviation Administration type certification of the new C...

• • June 25, 2014

  Cessna TTx receives FAA certification of FIKI system

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that it has received Federal Aviation Administration certification of the Flight I...

• • June 23, 2014

  Cessna Citation M2 receives EASA certification

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company (NYSE:TXT), announced today that the company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification...

• • June 18, 2014

  Assembly line flow begins on Citation Latitude program

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that it has started full assembly line flow on the Citation Latitude midsize bus...

• • June 12, 2014

  Seventh Citation Special Olympics Airlift to transport hundreds of athletes

  For the first time in the event’s 27-year history, the Citation Special Olympics Airlift will include Beechcraft owners alongside Cessna Citation operators flying roughly 700 athletes from across...

• • June 10, 2014

  Cessna kicks off third annual Discover Flying Challenge

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company (NYSE:TXT) today kicked off of the third annual Discover Flying Challenge (DFC) during a launch event in Wic...

• • June 10, 2014

  Citation Sovereign+ business jet receives EASA certification

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company (NYSE:TXT), today announced the completion of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification of Cessna’s...

June 2013

• • June 19, 2013

  Beechcraft Global Mission Support Receives Contract Extension to Support Iraq Air Force King Air Fleet

  This week at the Paris Air Show, Beechcraft Corporation announced the award of a 28-month contract extension for contractor logistics support for the Iraq Air Force King Air fleet, led by its Globa...

• • June 17, 2013

  Beechcraft Answers Need for Light ISR Capabilities with the Baron G58

  Beechcraft Corporation today announced during the Paris Air Show that it is offering the Baron G58 with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The company recently delive...

• • June 17, 2013

  Beechcraft Defense Company Looks to International Markets for Growth in Military Trainer, Light Attack Aircraft

  Today during the Paris Air Show, Beechcraft Defense Company said that it expects the growth in international defense budgets to lead to demand for its trainer and light attack aircraft. Although mo...

• • June 14, 2013

  Cessna features five charities as part of 2013 Discover Flying Challenge

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is once again offering a unique internship experience – the Discover Flying Challenge – for six aviation students from a field of applic...