Cessna Rolls Out New Citation Ascend Business Jet

Latest 560XL series model from Textron Aviation features luxury amenities and advanced avionics.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 02:59 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Cessna’s Ascend becomes the latest Citation 560XL to roll out of the factory, and company employees celebrate with a group photo. [Credit: Textron Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Textron Aviation unveiled the new Cessna Citation Ascend, the latest model in the 560XL series, at its Wichita, Kansas factory.
The business jet boasts a luxurious cabin with a flat floor, numerous USB charging ports, universal outlets, and a standard seating configuration for nine passengers, accommodating up to 12.
It is powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545D engines and features a Garmin G5000 avionics suite with autothrottle technology.

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The Cessna Citation Ascend rolled out of the Textron Aviation factory on Monday in Wichita, Kansas. The sleek business jet is the latest model in the 560XL series and the latest member of the Citation family, which has been crisscrossing the globe for decades.

According to Textron, the Ascend offers many of the luxury features already found in the Citation Latitude and Citation Longitude, including a flat floor that gives passengers more legroom. The Ascend cabin is equipped with 19 standard USB charging ports and three universal outlets, allowing all crew and passengers to have access to at least one charging port. The aircraft boasts a standard seating configuration of nine passengers.

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The Ascend is powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545D engines, and the cockpit features a Garmin G5000 avionics suite and autothrottle technology. The Ascend also provides a Honeywell RE100-XL auxiliary power unit (APU) approved for unattended operations.

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Anytime a new design rolls out of the Textron factory, there is a celebratory mood in the air. This occasion was no different, and the company’s employees posed on the ramp with the Cessna Citation Ascend still painted in chromate green to mark the event.

“Today is a big celebration, and thank you to everyone who has been a part of building up to this point,” said Todd McKee, senior vice president of Textron’s integrated supply chain. “It is your craftsmanship that continues to make milestones like this possible by infusing new technology and bringing new features to the market. We continue to drive the future for us to build these legendary aircraft.”