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Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 26, 2023

TEXTRON AVIATION CELEBRATES MILESTONE 400TH DELIVERY FOR CESSNA CITATION CJ4 GEN2

Textron Aviation today announced the delivery of its 400th Citation CJ4 series aircraft to Koch Holdings of Easton, Pennsylvania. This milestone delivery for the Cessna Citation…

Military Aviation News February 16, 2023

US Navy Selects Textron Aviation’s Special Missions Beechcraft King Air 260 as its New Multi-Engine Training System (METS)

Textron Aviation has been awarded the contract for the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) through a competitive process. The contract…

General Aviation News August 23, 2022

BELL MAKES DEBUT AS FIRST MAJOR HELICOPTER MANUFACTURER TO EXHIBIT AT ONS 2022

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the Bell 525 Relentless mockup will be on display at the 2022 ONS Conference and Exhibit,…

Military Aviation News July 25, 2022

TEXTRON AVIATION DEFENSE BEECHCRAFT AT-6E WOLVERINE ACHIEVES MILITARY TYPE CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Textron Aviation Defense today announced the Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine has achieved Military Type Certification (MTC) from the United States Air Force, paving the way for…

General Aviation News July 1, 2022

TEXTRON AVIATION DELIVERS SPECIAL MISSION-CONFIGURED CESSNA CITATION LONGITUDE IN SUPPORT OF JAPAN CIVIL AVIATION BUREAU FLIGHT INSPECTION MISSION

Textron Aviation today announced it has delivered a special mission Cessna Citation Longitude jet fitted with flight inspection calibration equipment to be operated by the Japan Civil Aviation…

General Aviation News May 24, 2022

TEXTRON AVIATION ACHIEVES EASA CERTIFICATION ON CESSNA CITATION XLS GEN2, FIRST EUROPEAN DELIVERY TO PORSCHE IMMINENT

Textron Aviation today announced at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, that it has earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)…

General Aviation News May 9, 2022

TEXTRON AVIATION CELEBRATES FIRST DELIVERY OF THE NEW CESSNA SKYCOURIER TO LAUNCH CUSTOMER FEDEX EXPRESS

Textron Aviation today announced the first delivery of the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop to FedEx Express. This is the first of 50 freighter aircraft…

General Aviation News March 14, 2022

THE NEXT BIG THING IN FLIGHT HAS ARRIVED – CESSNA SKYCOURIER TWIN UTILITY TURBOPROP EARNS FAA TYPE CERTIFICATION

Textron Aviation today announced the Federal Aviation Administration has granted type certification for the new twin-engine, large-utility turboprop Cessna SkyCourier. Using a clean-sheet design and…

General Aviation News February 7, 2022

TEXTRON AVIATION ROLLS OUT FIRST PRODUCTION CESSNA SKYCOURIER LARGE-UTILITY TURBOPROP, HIGHLIGHTS INNOVATIONS IN MANUFACTURING AND SERVICEABILITY

Textron Aviation today announced the rollout of the first production unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier, at the company’s manufacturing facility in Wichita. The…

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