Cessna Aircraft

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Why the market for used business aircraft is continuing to rebound after the pandemic.

With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.

ATP Flight School has placed an order with Textron Aviation for 40 single-engine, four-seat Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2026.

U.S. startup Reliable Robotics has completed a fully autonomous flight with a modified Cessna Caravan with no pilot on board,

Baltic Aviation Academy, based in Lithuania, has placed an order with Textron Aviation for 48 Cessna 172 Skyhawk single-engine aircraft, with delivery in 2026.

Spanish/Australian company Dovetail is developing a battery-electric propulsion retrofit for the Cessna Caravan.

A highly experienced pilot and senior vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard McSpadden was thought to be the pilot flying Oct. 1.

Reliable Robotics plans to use radar as the basis for its detect-and-avoid system for uncrewed aircraft flying in the National Airspace.

Startup Ampaire has received a U.S. Air Force contract to scale up its AMP-H570 hybrid-electric powertrain.

Ron Draper joined Wichita’s Cessna Aircraft Co., now Textron Aviation, in 1999 as director of supply chain.

NetJets has signed up to be the launch customer for the Cessna Citation Ascend, now under development, with deliveries projected to begin in 2025.

Textron Aviation is adding 16,000 ft.² to its Interior Manufacturing Facility in west Wichita to support additional new models, the company says.

The Swiss Air Force is to acquire a Bombardier Global 7500 business jet for VIP missions.

South Korean researchers have developed a humanoid robot capable of understanding flight manuals and flying an aircraft without cockpit modifications.

ZeroAvia's radial compressor will support up to 900-kW power systems, the hydrogen-electric powertrain solutions company says.

Textron Aviation has won type certification from the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier utility turboprop.

Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Characterized as a serious incident, the near collision between a business jet and a commercial aircraft resulted in a minimal vertical separation of 665 ft.

Weather appears to have been a major factor in the fatal crash of a 1979 Cessna Citation 550 on July 8, carrying two pilots and four passengers.

Swiss startup Jekta has announced an order for up to 50 PHA-ZE 100 electric seaplanes from Indian operator Mehair.

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

The grant supports an A$12.8 million project to develop, flight test and certify the conversion of the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion.

Used business jet inventory totaled 1,016 aircraft in June, compared to near-historic lows of 628 a year ago, according to a report by Jefferies.

A close family of aviation-minded regulars plans no changes to the charming but service-lacking airport.