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• • 23 November 2021
  • Turboprop

  Beechcraft Denali enters flight test phase with landmark first flight

  WICHITA, Kan. (Nov.23, 2021) – Textron Aviation today announced its new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, took to the skies for the first time. The milestone first flight is...

• • 17 November 2021
  • News

  Royal Thai Air Force fleet of 12 Beechcraft T-6TH Texan II nearing manufacturing completion, aces...

  Textron Aviation Defense LLC today announced the fleet of 12 Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Beechcraft T-6TH Texan II aircraft is nearing manufacturing completion and surpassing technical in...

• • 13 November 2021
  • News

  Royal Thai Air Force awards contract for fleet of Beechcraft AT-6 aircraft, becomes international...

  Textron Aviation Defense LLC today announced a $143 million contract with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for an Integrated System in support of the 41st Wing light attack operations at C...

• • 25 October 2021
  • Piston

  More environmentally friendly fuels approved for Cessna piston-powered aircraft

  Textron Aviation announced today that many Cessna piston-powered aircraft are now approved to utilize a more environmentally friendly aviation gasoline (AvGas). Owners and operators of C...

• • 12 October 2021
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation inks order from Thrive Aviation for three additional Cessna Citation Longitude jets

  During this year’s National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), Textron Aviation announced Las Vegas-based private aviation charter operat...

• • 11 October 2021
  • Jet

  Design and technology unite in the new Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 and Citation XLS Gen2 business jets

  Textron Aviation, an industry leader in bringing new products and product updates to market, today announced the next generation Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 and Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 busin...

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