Textron Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Pipistrel is the first organization to receive Aerocivil’s Columbian 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

By Ben Goldstein
Aside from a small handful of startups, the boom in advanced air mobility shows signs of going bust.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Scott Donnelly, who has long held the role of president and CEO of Textron, plans to retire effective Jan. 4, 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation delivered 42 business jets during the third quarter of 2025, up one from the same period a year ago, and 39 commercial turboprops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Textron has eliminated its Textron eAviation innovation-focused subsidiary in a corporate reorganization.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
Aviation Week's Lee Ann Shay speaks with Textron President and CEO Ron Draper about the company's bi-annual Special Olympics Airlift.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has been awarded FAA certification for two aircraft: its Citation CJ3 Gen 2 and Citation M2 Gen2 with Garmin autothrottle, the company announced during NBAA-BACE 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Two companies have unveiled starkly different approaches to meeting the U.S. Army’s pending requirement for a Low-Altitude Stalk and Strike Ordnance system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jet arrived in Las Vegas Oct. 13, making its global debut at NBAA-BACE 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Textron Aviation announced the availability of Starlink inflight connectivity on the Cessna Citation Longitude, its largest business jet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is “carefully working” to increase production to meet growing demand, company officials say.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jeremy Kariuki
The government of Peru has expanded its emergency response fleet with the addition of a second Beechcraft King Air 360C air ambulance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
GlobeAir, the Austrian-headquartered charter provider, has decided to add the Citation M2 to the world’s largest Citation Mustang fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has received FAA certification for new features on the Garmin G5000 avionics suite for the Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s iconic four-seat, single-engine Cessna 182 Skylane has turned 70.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is adding Starlink high-speed internet connectivity on its Cessna Citation Latitude.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production unit of its newest business jet in the 560XL series of aircraft—the Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Piston aircraft and business jet deliveries rose during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period a year ago, according to GAMA.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Standards organization ASTM International has approved a production specification for Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded aviation gasoline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Jamco, together with private investment firm Bain Capital, have announced the latter’s acquisition of Aerospace Technologies Group (ATG).
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Country music artist Dierks Bentley is urging pilots of Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft to join him in flying athletes and coaches to the USA Games.
Business Aviation

By Ben Goldstein
AAM Briefs: Archer, NASA and more.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Even though the U.S. Army canceled the FTUAS program of record, the appetite remains to quickly field a similar system at the brigade level.
Aircraft & Propulsion