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August 2017

• • August 15, 2017
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation and TAM celebrate 35 years of delivering class-leading aircraft and support at LABACE 2017

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and longtime channel partner TAM Aviacão Executive are marking 35 years of successfully delivering world-class aircraft and support soluti...

July 2017

• • July 28, 2017
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation receives order for 15 Skyhawks from ATP Flight School

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture that ATP Flight School has ordered 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircra...

• • July 24, 2017
  • Service and Parts

  Textron Aviation enhances proven Cessna Caravan platform with next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi avionics

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has introduced the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck to the new production of its authoritative Cessna Grand Carav...

• • July 24, 2017
  • Turboprop

  Denali momentum continues as build of first full test aircraft begins

  One year after unveiling a cabin mockup of its all-new high-performance single-engine turboprop at Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh, Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. ...

June 2017

• • June 26, 2017
  • Turboprop

  Beechcraft T-6C military trainer boosts international availability with EASA certification

  Textron Aviation Defense LLC., a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that the Beechcraft T-6C military trainer has achieved basic certification ...

• • June 13, 2017
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation rolls out first production Cessna Citation Longitude, introduces advanced manufacturing technologies...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced it has rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna Citation Longitude, the company’s latest clean-sheet design, sup...

• • June 8, 2017
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation celebrates light jet leadership with 2,000th delivery for Cessna CJ family

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it recently celebrated the delivery of the 2,000th aircraft from its industry-leading Cessna CJ light jet family. The miles...

• • 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...