INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Aug 01, 2013– Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is celebrating the first production unit of the Citation M2, Cessna’s newest business jet, exiting the company’s manufacturing facility in Independence, Kansas. Deliveries of the M2 are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2013. “Seeing the M2 roll off the […]
From Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, at sea (NNS) — The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10. “By evolving and integrating new technology like the X-47B and […]
June 2, 2013 by Charles Spence WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation is getting attention here, but the results are mixed between a favorable outlook and a more pessimistic future. The direction it will take seems to be determined more by affecting influences than on the industry. The airlines cutting back on service presents a greater […]
Buenas noticias desde Tamarack – Se han estado llevando a cabo pruebas de rendimiento en vuelo crucero para el modelo CitationJet, y los resultados se ven bien. La compañía aeroespacial Tamarack recientemente compartió datos preliminares de consumo de combustible en vuelos de prueba del CitationJet con aletas en comparación a la velocidad verdadera (véase más […]
Tamarack Aerospace recibió un contrato esta semana para un máximo de 10 kits de CitationJet con aleta activa (un pedido firme de tres y con opciones para siete más adicionales) de parte del corredor de aviación ejecutiva Premier Jet Aviation con base en Fort Myers, FL. Los kits, que se entregarán el próximo año, serán […]
WICHITA, Kan., May 22, 2013 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the first production flight of its Turbo Skylane 182 JT-A took place yesterday at the company’s facility in Independence, Kan. The aircraft has the distinction of being the first modern single engine aircraft powered by a piston engine specifically […]
Today at EBACE, Pilatus unveiled the newest addition to their aircraft fleet. The PC-24 will offer its future owners a combination of performance and versatility including the ability to take and land from unfinshed surfaces. The cabin interior will be available in a wide choice of different configurations ranging from an executive layout with 6-8 […]
On May 16th, off the coast of Virginia, on the deck of the USS George H. W. Bush, the US Navy made actual history. It performed the first successful launch of an unmanned aircraft from the deck of a carrier. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2013 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is making progress on two key lineup additions for their family of Citation business jets. The Citation Latitude and Citation Longitude programs are both meeting performance and technical objectives, with both programs bringing new performance and innovation to two different […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2013 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today that despite eurozone economic challenges, the company remains confident of the region’s prospects for business aviation and is investing in readiness for a return to growth. Speaking today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, […]