Textron Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation plans to grow its European Distribution Center in Dusseldorf by 50% to strengthen parts availability and handle increased fulfillment requests.
Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
Aero Friedrichshafen opened on media day, April 21, with a heightened focus on business aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is offering Citation business jet owners the option to upgrade connectivity on their aircraft with the availability of Gogo 5G services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Europe's business aviation fleet will grow 2.4% annually, reaching 5,300 aircraft by 2035, with significant deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier utility turboprop has a new option of an inflight operable door, which is set to expand its versatility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Belgium’s Air Force becomes the first European military customer for Cessna’s SkyCourier, acquiring five aircraft for special forces operations with modifications for rapid personnel and equipment transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Industry leaders from a variety of bizav segments share their insights and predictions for 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Ron Draper, GAMA Chairman and Textron Aviation president and CEO, and James Viola, GAMA president and CEO, answer questions about aircraft certification concerns.
Business Aviation

By Lee Ann Shay
GAMA’s just released annual delivery figures spotlight which models are most popular and which regions attract the most deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Lisa Atherton, who assumed her new role as president and CEO of Textron on Jan. 4, outlined her three top priorities for the company in a call with analysts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Textron has no plans to revive the Scorpion tactical jet despite a call from the DOD for the defense industry to invest to develop new weapons systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation released its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report and noted higher revenues but continuing supply chain and workforce challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Israeli-designed Hero-90 became the first man-portable loitering munition to advance in the U.S. Army’s competition for the LASSO contract.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Molly McMillin
In this final installment, business aviation leaders share their thoughts on where they would invest in business aviation in the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation announced delivery and entry-into-service of its Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet equipped with Garmin autothrottles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The NTSB board on Jan. 2 issued five urgent recommendations to Textron Aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation delivered the first Citation CJ3 Gen2 light jet over the holidays to longtime Citation owners Dave Mecartney and Shannon Day.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
As 2025 came to a close, Textron Aviation delivered the first Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jets to a retail customer, the company announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
As 2026 dawns, business aviation leaders across a variety of segments within the industry give their predictions for what they think 2026 has in store.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation Defense has finalized its first contract to deliver two Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II trainers to Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Aviation Week Staff
Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aircraft programs to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
A few key factors from 2025 are strong indicators for business aviation’s performance in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Pipistrel is the first organization to receive Aerocivil’s Colombian Regulation-Very Light Aircraft (RAC-VLA) type certification, the company says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is ending production of its iconic Beechcraft Baron G58 and Beechcraft Bonanza G36 once its current order backlog is filled.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Textron announced Oct. 28 that Danny Maldonado has been named president and CEO of its Bell business segment, effective Jan. 4, 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion