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October 2016

• • October 31, 2016
  • Jet

  Innovation, elegance and capability unite in the new Citation Hemisphere; Cessna selects engine, avionics and fly-by-...

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is further demonstrating its commitment to new product investments by debuting a full-scale Citati...

• • October 31, 2016
  • Jet

  Cessna announces performance increase for Citation Longitude

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced during the 2016 Business Aviation Exhibition & Convention that its Citation Longit...

• • October 28, 2016
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation to place new product investment at forefront with its largest aircraft display at NBAA 2016

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company is bringing 13 of its business jet and turboprop aircraft to NBAA’s 2016 Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. He...

• • October 7, 2016
  • Jet

  Revolutionary Cessna Citation Longitude takes to the skies

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize jet. The fligh...

• • October 2, 2016
  • Jet

  Cessna celebrates segment leadership with 5,000th Citation light jet delivery

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that it has recently delivered the 5,000th Citation light business jet, a Citation...

September 2016

• • September 14, 2016
  • Jet

  Hawker 400XPR achieves FAA certification; first full upgraded 400XPR inducted

  Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification on all 40...

August 2016

• • August 30, 2016
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation highlights continued investment at LABACE 2016

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced its extensive aircraft lineup at this week’s Latin American Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (LABACE) in Sao Paulo...

• • August 23, 2016
  • Jet

  Cessna Citation Longitude moves closer to first flight with ground engine tests

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has completed initial ground engine tests on the Citation Longitude’s Honeywell...

July 2016

• • July 18, 2016
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation's expansive lineup at EAA AirVenture 2016 to include debut of new SETP cabin mockup

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, will publicly debut a cabin mockup and announce additional product details of its new single engine turboprop (SETP) aircraft at this year’...

• • July 5, 2016
  • Jet

  Textron Businesses to Feature Broad Product Lineup At Farnborough International Airshow 2016

  Textron Aviation Inc., Textron AirLand, Textron Systems, Bell Helicopter , TRU Simulation + Training and Textron Airborne Solutions, all businesses of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), have announced their...

June 2016

• • June 29, 2016
  • Jet

  Cessna makes first Mexican delivery of class-leading Citation Latitude

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has delivered the first Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet registere...

• • June 27, 2016
  • Jet

  Cessna delivers milestone 7,000th Citation as NetJets’ first Citation Latitude

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has delivered the first fractional Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business je...