Textron Aviation

Fractional ownership providers, maintenance and sustainability efforts are things to watch in 2024.

Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.

The program, SustainableAdvantage, was formed in collaboration with 4Air and will launch in January 2024, the company says.

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.

ForeFlight, alongside the Honda Aircraft Co., has rolled out its runway-analysis product designed for HondaJets.

Textron plans to cut a total of 725 positions at its Bell, Industrial and Textron Systems divisions in a restructuring plan aimed at reducing operating expenses.

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.

Textron Aviation delivered a “strong” third quarter (Q3), shipping 39 business jets, flat with a year ago, and 38 commercial turboprops, up from 33 a year ago.

Hahn Air is the European launch customer for Textron Aviation’s Citation CJ3 Gen2, the Wichita manufacturer announced.

Whether it's battery-electric, hybrid-electric or hydrogen-electric, operators look set to have a choice of sustainable propulsion to replace the Caravan’s.

Aviation Week Network’s SpeedNews updates from NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

Sustainabilty sessions, aircraft and other notable things not to miss at NBAA-BACE.

With a $6.8 billion backlog, the company is still pushing through supply chain issues.

Business aviation manufacturers and exhibitors plan to debut a variety of aircraft and products in Las Vegas Oct. 17-19 during the NBAA-BACE.

Textron Aviation's Ron Draper discusses market trends, show security and bizav’s future ahead of this year's NBAA Business Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).

Textron Aviation celebrated the delivery of its 100th Citation Longitude super-midsize jet, four years after it was certified in September 2019.

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

Jeremy Kariuki, Aviation Week associate editor for business aviation, and Molly McMillin, managing editor for business aviation, discuss the agreement.

Deliveries are to begin in the first half of 2024.

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics is expanding by nearly 50%.

“We’re excited. It’s a big deal for us,” Ron Draper, Textron Aviation president and CEO, told The Weekly of Business Aviation.

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

The coronavirus pandemic, while bad for individuals, led to a surprising boost to the business aviation industry.

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 midsize jet category experienced the largest rate decrease at 4% in August to $8,131 per billable flight hour.