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December 2014

• • December 9, 2014

  Cessna Citation Sovereign+ and M2 make MEBA debut

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is exhibiting its Cessna Citation Sovereign+ and Citation M2 for the first time in Dubai at this year’s Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA...

November 2014

• • November 11, 2014

  Cessna sees uptick in Caravan interest among Asia-Pacific operators during first year of joint venture with CAIGA

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today called the first year of operations at Cessna-AVIC Aircraft (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd. a suc...

• • November 11, 2014

  Textron Aviation opens Airshow China 2014 positioned to grow Chinese fleet

  The market for business aviation in China is, by most accounts, predicted to grow during the coming decade and Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, with its Cessna and Beechcra...

• • November 11, 2014

  Cessna CAIGA joint venture begins deliveries of Citation XLS jets in China

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the first deliveries of the Citation XLS+ business jets from the company’s joint v...

• • November 11, 2014

  Cessna Citation X+ and Sovereign+ on track for CAAC certification

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that its new Citation X+ and Citation Sovereign+ models are on track to gain cert...

• • November 5, 2014

  Textron Aviation teams with Guardian Jet to market Citation X Elite

  Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced plans to enter into an exclusive agreement with Connecticut-based Guardian Jet, LL...

October 2014

• • October 22, 2014

  Guardian Flight orders upgrade package for six Hawker 400XPR business jets

  “As the largest air medevac provider in Alaska, this order demonstrates Guardian Flight’s confidence in the added range performance and operating value provided through the Hawker400XPR upgrade,” s...

• • October 22, 2014

  Genuine Hawker Winglets receive FAA certification for Hawker 400XPR upgrade program

  Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition in Or...

• • October 21, 2014

  Beechcraft completes nonstop Hawaii flights with standard production multi-mission King Air 350ER

  Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that c...

• • October 20, 2014

  Beechcraft King Air 250 now available with factory-installed payload increase

  – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that...

• • October 20, 2014

  Cessna Citation Latitude stars at NBAA

  The Citation Latitude, Cessna’s newest midsize business jet, is making its public debut this week at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition, giving custom...

• • October 20, 2014

  Beechcraft announces performance upgrades to King Air C90GTx

  Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that b...