Textron Aviation, Bell To Anchor New Pure-Play Aerospace Firm

Textron Aviation’s Citation M2 Gen3 on display at the company’s exhibit at Aero Friedrichshafen in April 2026.
Credit: Molly McMillin
Textron plans to split off its industrial segment to become a pure-play aerospace and defense company, which will include its “core franchises” of Textron Aviation, Bell and Textron Systems, company officials announced April 30. The move spins off Textron’s Kautex and Textron Specialized Vehicles...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for Aviation Week and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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