Textron Aviation

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• • June 27, 2026
  • Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

  Special Olympics athletes begin journey home as Special Olympics Airlift return flights launch

  Textron Aviation concludes the 2026 Special Olympics Airlift, with Cessna and Beechcraft volunteer pilots flying athletes home from St. Paul.

• • June 10, 2026
  • Service and Parts

  Recognizing 15 years of dependable service for European operators at our Prague Service Center

  Textron Aviation is celebrating 15 years of supporting customers at its Prague Service Center, a key location within the company’s global service network.

• • June 5, 2026
  • Turboprop

  Cessna SkyCourier enters service in the Philippines with first delivery to Leading Edge Air Services Corporation

  The Cessna SkyCourier has entered service in the Philippines with the first delivery to Leading Edge Air Services Corporation.

• • June 2, 2026
  • Jet

  Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 takes first flight, advancing next-generation light jet program

  Textron Aviation reached a major development milestone in its next-generation light jet portfolio as the Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 prototype successfully completed its first flight.

• • June 1, 2026
  • Jet

  Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 rollout as Gen3 era approaches

  Textron Aviation today celebrated the rollout of the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft, a Citation CJ4 Gen2.

• • May 29, 2026
  • Turboprop

  Cessna SkyCourier demand drives expansion of Textron Aviation flight test operations

  Textron Aviation announced the completed expansion of its flight test hangar on the company’s East Wichita Campus, increasing capacity to support growing global demand for the Cessna SkyCourier and...

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