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August 2020

• • August 4, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Beechcraft King Air turboprops approved for new IS&S ThrustSense Autothrottle upgrade

  Textron Aviation today announces special type certification (STC) approval of Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) ThrustSense Autothrottle on the Beechcraft King Air 300 series equipped with Pro ...

• • August 4, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Introducing the Beechcraft King Air 360 – the new flagship of the best-selling turboprop family

  Textron Aviation today ushers in the next generation of its legendary King Air turboprop family with the Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER. The updated flagship turboprop offers the latest technologica...

July 2020

• • July 6, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation Special Mission receives order for two Beechcraft King Air 350C aircraft for the Ministry of Health ...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, was awarded a contract by Sundt Air for two Beechcraft King Air 350C turboprop aircraft to support air ambulance and medevac missions throu...

June 2020

• • 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.

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...

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...

February 2020

• • February 24, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation to supply fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulance aircraft to Pel-Air in Australia

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today a purchase contract with Pel-Air, based in New South Wales, Australia, for five Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulance turb...

December 2019

• • December 18, 2019
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation marks successful wing and fuselage mate of the first Cessna SkyCourier aircraft; begins next phase i...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has successfully mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype aircraf...

• • December 16, 2019
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation offers new utility nose modification for Beechcraft King Air 350

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced a utility nose option for the Beechcraft King Air 350 turboprop, delivering additional capability to the highly versatile ...