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August 2020

• • August 11, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Special Missions Cessna Grand Caravan EX fleet in Africa grows in support of U.S. African Partnership Flight initiative

  Textron Aviation today announced it was awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services, LLC for two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) in support of t...

• • August 11, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Momentum builds for Cessna SkyCourier as second test article takes flight

  Textron Aviation today announced the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1). The milestone flight for the high-wing, large utility aircraft comes just two-and-a-...

July 2020

• • July 6, 2020
  • People

  A Legacy of Flight: What the Cessna 172 Means to Pilots

  Watch Textron Aviation President and CEO Ron Draper (and fellow #AvGeek) describes what the 172 means to pilots as he takes his son for a flight around Wichita, Kansas.

June 2020

• • June 15, 2020
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation delivers 250th Cessna Citation M2; supports dynamic customer operations

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, recently delivered the 250th of its entry-level light jet, the Cessna Citation M2, to Fast Rabbit Aviation, LLC located in Seattle. The fir...

• • June 12, 2020
  • Piston

  Iconic Cessna Skyhawk celebrates 65 years since first flight

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is honoring the 65th anniversary of the first flight of the most popular single-engine aircraft in aviation history, Textron Aviation’s Ces...

• • 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...