LAS VEGAS (Oct. 10, 2017) – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) that it is in the process of delivering the 100th Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet. The milestone aircraft, which comes just 26 months after the first […]
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 9, 2017 – Embraer today unveiled the Phenom 300E light jet, its newest business aircraft, during a press conference at the 2017 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new aircraft is designated “E” for “Enhanced” in reference to its entirely redesigned cabin […]
The PC-24 will be on display at this year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world’s largest trade fair for business aircraft, to be held in Las Vegas, USA, in October. Pilatus expects to obtain the type certificate for its Super Versatile Jet in December 2017. The PC-24 development project has now entered […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 24, 2017) – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has introduced the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck to the new production of its authoritative Cessna Grand Caravan EX and Cessna Caravan platforms. The company has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 24, 2017) – One year after unveiling a cabin mockup of its all-new high-performance single-engine turboprop at Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh, Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, has made significant progress in bringing to market the Cessna Denali. Manufacturing of the first full airframe test article has begun […]
Melbourne, Florida, July 14, 2017 – Embraer announced today the maiden flight of its first Legacy 500 midsize business jet assembled at its industrial facilities in Melbourne, Florida, just eight months after the first Legacy 450 mid-light jet assembled in Melbourne took flight. The aircraft performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully […]
São José dos Campos, Brazil, July 4, 2017 – Embraer delivered today the first Phenom 100 business jet to Affinity Flight Training Services. The aircraft has been selected to provide Multi-Engine Pilot Training to UK Armed Forces as part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence´s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme. The contract with Affinity comprises a […]
As part of a big celebration at the headquarters in Stans today, Pilatus handed over the 1,500th PC-12 to its loyal customer of many years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS). The PC-12 has become a Pilatus bestseller, and is used all over the world. A fitting handover celebration was held to mark […]
When introduced to the business jet world in 1996, the Citation X held the title of The World’s Fastest Business Jet. With the capability to fly .92 Mach and achieve a range of approximately 2500 nm at max payload, it quickly became a charter customer’s favorite “super mid-sized” aircraft. The X, like most business jets, held […]
WICHITA, Kan. (June 13, 2017) – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna Citation Longitude, the company’s latest clean-sheet design, super-midsize business jet. State-of-the-art assembly and fabrication tools and techniques bring exceptional quality and superior fit and finish to this revolutionary […]