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June 2017

• • June 6, 2017
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation receives certifications, announces performance increases for Turbo Skyhawk JT-A

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have certified the Cessna Tu...

May 2017

• • May 23, 2017
  • Jet

  Travel Service named as first European Citation Longitude customer

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced during the 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) its first order from a European customer for...

• • May 22, 2017
  • Turboprop

  Waves Technologies selects Cessna Grand Caravan EX to launch new UK-based air taxi service

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced during the 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) it has secured an order from Waves Technologie...

• • May 21, 2017
  • Jet

  Cessna Citation Longitude crosses the pond for European debut; program on track for certification later this year

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is displaying its new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude for the first time in Europe at this week’s 2017 European Business Aviation ...

• • May 18, 2017
  • Jet

  Cessna Citation Longitude headlines Textron Aviation EBACE 2017 product display

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, will debut its new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude to the European market at next week’s European Business Aviation Convention and...

• • May 11, 2017
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation celebrates Citation Mustang with final delivery; Citation M2 carries on legacy as entry-level jet of...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the final production Cessna Citation Mustang has rolled off the assembly line and will be delivered in the coming weeks. T...

• • May 9, 2017
  • Jet

  Fourth Cessna Citation Longitude propels program toward certification

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, added its fourth super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude to the flight-test fleet, propelling the program toward anticipated Federal Aviat...

April 2017

• • April 5, 2017
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation wins Turbo Skyhawk JT-A order from Purdue Aviation

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced it has received an order from Purdue Aviation, LLC for a Cessna Turbo Skyhawk JT-A. The delivery to Purdue Aviation will b...

March 2017

• • March 20, 2017
  • Jet

  Momentum builds in the Cessna Citation Longitude program

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that the third aircraft in the Cessna Citation Longitude flight test program recently completed its first flight. Test pil...

• • March 1, 2017
  • Jet

  Citation Sovereign+ and Citation Latitude gain additional capability with steep approach certification

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has achieved U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) steep approach certif...

February 2017

• • February 23, 2017
  • Jet

  Cessna Citation Latitude redefines market standard as best-selling midsize business jet

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that the Cessna Citation Latitude has quickly become one of the world’s best-selling business jets since entering the mark...

• • February 21, 2017
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation announces multi-year agreement with University of Dubuquel

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with the University of Dubuque, establishing the university’s commitment to purchase ...