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June 2020

• • June 9, 2020
  • Video

  How We Developed the Cessna SkyCourier

  Take a peek into the process of developing the Cessna SkyCourier from the team behind it.

May 2020

• • May 18, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Cessna Denali poised to redefine segment as first test articles come to life

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the status of development on its new high-performance Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop, as the program begins fabrica...

• • May 17, 2020
  • Turboprop

  First Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop takes flight

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the successful first flight of its new twin utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier. The milestone flight is a significant...

April 2020

• • April 21, 2020
  • Jet

  First Cessna Citation Latitudes configured for Flight Inspection enter service

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, recently delivered the first two Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft configured for flight inspection missions. The aircraft were delivered...

• • April 20, 2020
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation marks 10th anniversary of first Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery; remains focused on providing versatili...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the 10th anniversary of the first Cessna Citation CJ4 business jet delivery which took place on April 20, 2010. Regarded for its ...

March 2020

• • March 23, 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 turboprop featuri...

• • March 16, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation Defense announces $70.2M U.S. Air Force contract award for two Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, t...

  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 Management...

February 2020

• • February 19, 2020
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation tops 2019 business jet deliveries; Citation Latitude remains the industry’s most-delivered midsize jet

  Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, delivered more jets in 2019 than any other business aircraft manufacturer in its segment, according to the annual shipment and billings report ...

• • February 18, 2020
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation names four Cessna Pilot Centers as 2020 Top Hawks

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today named four Cessna Pilot Centers (CPC) to its 2020 Top Hawk program that partners the world’s leading training aircraft with top pilot...

January 2020

• • January 6, 2020
  • Jet

  Revolutionary Citation Longitude enters the NetJets fleet

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, accepted its first delivery of the new Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize ...

December 2019

• • December 18, 2019
  • Turboprop

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

  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 prototype aircraf...

November 2019

• • November 16, 2019
  • Jet

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

  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, which is anti...