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June 2020

• • 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.

• • June 8, 2020
  • Special Missions

  Civil Air Patrol and Textron Aviation Special Missions continue long-standing collaboration

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for the sale of 17 Cessna piston engine aircraft. Using fiscal year 2020 funds, ...

May 2020

• • May 20, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation awarded contract for two Beechcraft King Air 350CER aircraft for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, was awarded a contract for two additional Beechcraft King Air 350CER turboprop aircraft for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Ai...

• • 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...

• • March 10, 2020
  • Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

  Textron Aviation, WSU Tech and IAMAW launch aerospace tooling apprenticeship

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, WSU Tech and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) today announced a new collaborative apprenticeship p...

• • March 9, 2020
  • Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

  Textron Aviation harnesses Kansas winds with 20-year wind energy agreement

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Evergy, Inc. to meet nearly all of its electricity needs at the company’s facilities located in Wic...