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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...

February 2020

• • 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...

July 2019

• • July 25, 2019
  • Piston

  Embry-Riddle selects the ultimate training aircraft, the Cessna Skyhawk

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding to supply Cessna Skyhawk aircraft to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle has a...

• • July 23, 2019
  • Piston

  ATP Flight School expands fleet with the world's leading flight training aircraft, the Cessna Skyhawk

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at the 2019 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture an agreement with long-term customer, ATP Flight School, for...

• • July 22, 2019
  • Piston

  Continued innovation drives Textron Aviation’s iconic Beechcraft Baron 58 to 50-year milestone

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, this year is marking the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its Beechcraft Baron 58 high-performance piston twin, a model that has pla...

April 2019

• • April 15, 2019
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation invites aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker to speak at customer event

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it will welcome aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker as the keynote speaker to headline its 2019 Customer Conference, scheduled ...

March 2019

• • March 26, 2019
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation spotlights upgraded avionics at Sun 'N Fun 2019

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is debuting several of its leading piston aircraft with the recently updated Garmin G1000 NXi avionics next-generation integrated flight de...

January 2019

• • January 11, 2019
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation announces enhanced flight deck features coming to Cessna and Beechcraft piston lineup

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced enhanced flight deck capabilities for new production Cessna and Beechcraft piston platforms. The features include new stand...

July 2018

• • July 27, 2018
  • Piston

  ATP Flight School grows fleet, orders 10 Skyhawks from Textron Aviation

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2018 that longtime customer ATP Flight School has placed an order for...

April 2018

• • April 17, 2018
  • Piston

  Cessna Skyhawk sees increased demand in China with orders for 52 aircraft

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at ABACE 2018 (Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition) that it has received orders for 52 Cessna Skyhawk aircraf...

• • April 10, 2018
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation spotlights its leading piston aircraft at Sun N’ Fun 2018

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is showcasing its leading piston aircraft at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-in & Expo scheduled for April 10-15 in Lakeland, Flor...

December 2017

• • December 18, 2017
  • Piston

  Egyptian Aviation Academy adds Beechcraft piston aircraft to modernize training fleet

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has received an order for two Beechcraft Baron G58 and two Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft from Egyptian Aviation Acade...