Textron Aviation

ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to purchase 40 Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers for delivery in 2025.

Textron Aviation is renovating space on its East Wichita campus to create a 100,000 ft.² Hiring and Learning Center.

The U.S. Army has moved into the second phase of a competition to build the next tactical-sized uncrewed aircraft system with four competitors.

Chris Pinkerton, Textron Aviation's director of cabin development, tells ShowNews about the newly announced Citation Ascend's cabin.

The first passenger-version SkyCourier is for use by Western Aircraft, which does business in Hawaii as Lanai Air.

Textron expects to deliver its 100th Cessna Citation Longitude production aircraft later this year after earning FAA certification in September 2019.

Textron Aviation opened media day at EBACE with the introduction of the nine-passenger Cessna Citation Ascend midsize business jet.

The 180,000 ft.² addition will quadruple its current space to 250,000 ft.²—a site larger than four football fields.

The Praetor 500 is a “great aircraft,” and now “a big player” is supporting it, says Rolland Vincent, president of consulting firm Rolland Vincent Associates.

By manufacturer, Textron Aviation is forecast to deliver the most aircraft in Europe over the 10-year-period with about 25% of the total deliveries.

The simulator will be ready for training in January 2025, the company says.

The San Francisco-based company is using a Cessna 208B Caravan for the flight tests.

Tine Tomažič joined Pipistrel as a test pilot in 2001.

Textron Aviation’s clean-sheet Beechcraft Denali turboprop single will now come equipped with the Garmin Autoland system.

There is ongoing difficulty in procuring windshields, tires and engine parts, executives said during a panel discussion at the NBAA Maintenance Conference.

Electrification of regional and subregional aircraft offers huge potential and a faster route to both meaningful reduction in transport emissions and profits.

Textron Aviation continued to see solid demand for its business jet and turboprop aircraft during the first three months of 2023.

AERO Friedrichshafen, held April 19-22, attracted more than 680 exhibitors from 35 nations and 27,200 visitors.

Textron Aviation has delivered its 400th Citation CJ4 series aircraft.

Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.

Supply chain issues are broad ranging from a certain kind of raw material to complex components.

Textron Aviation and Tecnam Aircraft each announced orders for 15 training aircraft during the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.

Originally prefaced by the word “Super,” the King Air 350 was introduced in 1990 as a growth version of the King Air 300.

Despite helping deliver a $3.8 billion surplus and supporting new business growth, South Carolina’s two ancient turboprops are “luxuries,” some say.

The inventory of used business jets for sale in February 2023 totaled 831, rose by 40% compared to a year ago.