News archive

July 2016

• • July 25, 2016
  • Piston

  Cessna introduces Turbo Stationair HD, a proven platform with enhanced payload

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today debuted at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture the Cessna Turbo Stationai...

• • July 25, 2016
  • Piston

  Cessna TTx achieves EASA and additional worldwide certifications

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture its high-performance Ces...

• • 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 11, 2016
  • Turboprop

  Cessna bolsters Grand Caravan EX versatility with hard point provisions

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has recently received certification for and is now offering hard point provisio...

• • 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...

• • June 13, 2016
  • Jet

  Cessna marks another program milestone, powers on the first Citation Longitude

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has powered the electrical distribution system on the revolutionary Cessna Cita...

May 2016

• • May 25, 2016
  • News

  Textron Aviation honors Lufthansa Flight Training with European High Utilization Award

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced Germany’s Lufthansa Flight Training as the winner of its 2016 High Utilization Award for Europe, reinforcing the longstandi...

• • May 25, 2016
  • Jet

  Citation Sovereign to soon join Hahn Air's all-Citation fleet

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today celebrates Hahn Air’s addition of a Citation Sovereign at the European Business Aviation Con...

• • May 24, 2016
  • Service and Parts

  Textron Aviation continues investment in European factory-direct service model

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) that it is investing in a factory-direct service mode...

• • May 24, 2016
  • Turboprop

  Beechcraft Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air C90GTx awarded FAA and EASA type certifications

  Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has received type certifications from both the Federal Aviation Administration (...