Textron Aviation

The Latin American market is expected to see demand for more than 850 business jets and turboprops over the 10 years spanning 2024 to 2033.

EAA AirVenture ’24 was filled with aircraft debuts, technology advancements, flying and commemorating milestones.

Textron Aviation’s Citation CJ3 Gen 2 debuts alongside an announcement of major upgrades for its Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft.

Textron Aviation delivered 42 business jets during the second quarter of 2024, down from 44 during the same period a year ago.

Textron Aviation has delivered the first CE-408 Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine utility turboprop with a Combi interior conversion option.

The niche special missions market faces heavy competition—but many opportunities.

Textron Aviation’s second Cessna Citation Ascend flight test aircraft, called P1, completed its first flight June 13 in Wichita, the company announced.

Textron Aviation is expanding its facilities in Australia as it increases parts availability for Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft in the region.

Nexus eVTOL takes shape; Archer heads to Korea; Hy2Move boosts hydrogen; and certifying seagliders.

The need to maintain competitiveness and treat business operators fairly must be balanced with climate concerns.

Textron eAviation has mated the fuselage halves of its Nexus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator.

Molly McMillen interviewed Lannie O'Bannion from Textron Aviation about the significance of the European market for Textron Aviation's sales and business.

The avionics upgrades will be available in 2025 on the Citation Latitude and in 2026 for the Citation Longitude.

The executives recognize the race to industry-wide net-zero carbon emissions as ambitious, but they maintain that the goal is achievable through collaboration.

Textron eAviation has acquired the assets of Germany’s Amazilia Aerospace.

Lannie O’Bannion is Textron Aviation’s senior vice president of sales and flight operations.

Amazilia Aerospace is a developer of digital flight control, flight guidance and vehicle management systems for civil manned and unmanned aircraft.

Textron Aviation's Cessna Citation Ascend midsize business jet program has seen over 125 flights and 350 flight hr. completed on the prototype, Textron says.

DLR’s climate-friendly designs; High-power aviation fuel cell; and eVTOL hover test facility.

Listen in as editors discuss visits to Bombardier, Textron Aviation and Daher, where they covered events and announcements from across the business aviation industry.

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research is adding a facility to enable tethered flight testing of eVTOL aircraft.

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop is on track for FAA certification in 2025, the company said in an update on the program.

Textron Aviation celebrated the opening of its expanded and revamped Global Parts Distribution facility at its Wichita headquarters.

The U.S. Army announced April 24 that it awarded options to both Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems to conduct flight demonstrations for its Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) program.

Textron Aviation delivered 36 Citation business jets and 20 commercial turboprops during the first quarter (Q1) 2024.