Cessna

As business aviation travel builds in strength on the heels of the pandemic, Textron Aviation announced on July 13 that its largest family member, the Cessna Citation Longitude, has gained certification under EASA, paving the way for deliveries in the EU. In a press release, Textron Aviation vice president of sales for EMEA Tom Perry […]

Yingling Aviation is not only celebrating 75 years in business, but it’s also expanding its presence at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT). The company plans to add another 50,000 square feet of hangar and office space to the 200,000 square feet of facilities already comprising its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business and […]

To paraphrase a famous American philosopher, predictions can be hard to make, especially when they’re about the future. But seeing the future of the entry-level business jet market 20 years ago, Cessna, with the creation of its seminal CitationJet, must have been watching the future in some late ’80s version of high definition. The airplane […]

Garmin has already built a long list of “supported aircraft” for their popular GFC 600 digital autopilot, and with FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval, the autopilot can now be installed and operated in a select group of Cessna CitationJet 525 models. This marks the first certification of the GFC 600 in a turbofan aircraft. […]

In March 2020, Flying reported on an airworthiness directive focused on corrosion concerns on most models of the Cessna 210. On Tuesday, May 11, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that may broaden the scope of that original AD to include both the Cessna 210R and N models, as well as all […]

Textron Aviation this week announced in a news release the delivery of its 600th aircraft in the Citation CJ family—in this case a CJ3+. The customer for the new jet preferred to remain anonymous. This latest delivery brings the total of all Citations delivered to well more than 5,000 aircraft, as Flying reported in February. […]

Textron Aviation has gained FAA certification on the King Air 260, as it closes down production of two key models in Cessna and Beechcraft history—the Citation Sovereign+ and the King Air C90GTx. Flying contacted Textron Aviation for its official comment on the changes: “Textron Aviation continually aligns its product offerings with current and future market […]

A trio of former Cessna Aircraft Company executives has joined forces to launch a program to rehabilitate and upgrade legacy Cessna Citation Excel jets, first certified in April 1998 and precursors to the Citation XLS that debuted in 2004. The group, CitationPartners LLC, based in Wichita, Kansas, has christened the refurbished mid-sized jets “Citation Excel […]

Textron Aviation announces airstair door, cabin, and connectivity enhancements to the Cessna Citation CJ4 with the new Gen2 version, its largest jet in the light-jet segment. Most of the upgrades reflect ways to improve passenger comfort. For starters, the company has introduced a lower point of entry on the redesigned stairs to make boarding easier. […]

The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) said in May 2019 a relatively new flight instructor managed to wrestle control of a Cessna 152 away from a student pilot at just 400 feet agl after the aircraft abruptly pitched down into a steep dive at 2,000 feet agl. The instructor sustained minor injuries while the student […]