Cessna

Cessna is upgrading the Citation Sovereign midsize business jet with a switch to Garmin G5000 avionics, more powerful and efficient Pratt & Whitney engines and performance-boosting winglets. The change to Pratt & Whitney PW306D turbofan engines will increase the Sovereign’s range by 150 nautical miles, giving the airplane a total range of over 3,000 nm. […]

Cessna Aircraft said it has received an order from AirSprint Private Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, for nine** Citation CJ2+** business jets in a deal valued at more than $60 million at list prices. AirSprint is a Canadian fractional ownership provider that is seeking to become a major player in the industry by expanding operations across North […]

Over the years I’ve flown around a dozen varieties of the Cessna 182, from the latest glass-panel turbo models to impeccably restored early birds, but I’d never experienced anything like this. As I advanced the single black lever in Cessna’s new 182 JT-A to roll around the corner onto 19L at Wichita’s iconic Mid-Continent Airport, […]

After one Cessna 172RG experienced a serious in-flight fire, the FAA on Tuesday proposed a new Airworthiness Directive to prevent similar events that could affect up to 3,000 Cessna singles and twins. According to the FAA, the fire started in the 172’s landing gear hydraulic power pack system due to the improper installation of certain […]

As Cessna works to introduce its new jet-fuel-burning diesel 182 into the market by the second quarter of next year, one individual Cessna 182 pilot is taking the quest for alternative fuels into his own hands. Jeremy Rowsell is planning on flying a six-day trip from Sydney to London in a Cessna 182 – which […]

Cessna is on the verge of delivering its first Corvalis after it took the high-end piston single out of production nearly two years ago. We recently had a chance to fly a developmental copy of what will become the new model, the Corvalis TTx, and to Cessna’s credit, the airplane is not new in name […]

Cessna last week announced a new, unofficial speed record that would allow the up-and-coming Citation Ten to snag the coveted position of the world’s fastest civilian aircraft, if the numbers pan out during certification of the jet. Cessna says the new Citation Ten can now reach a high speed of Mach 0.935, which would give […]

Cessna’s new Citation Latitude has extended its legs with a new range that maxes out at 2,500 nautical miles, bringing a 25 percent increase to its initial expected range of 2,000 nm. The announcement was made last week at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, and comes after a previous extension of the […]

Less than two weeks after unveiling its newest model, Cessna Aircraft has announced a new name for the Turbo Skylane NXT — which apparently was too close for comfort to another model, the Remos NXT two seater. Cessna launched the jet-fuel-burning diesel 182 at EAA AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with much fanfare using the […]

Cessna announced it is moving its 162 Skycatcher out of the light sport category and into the primary category. But before you lose any sleep worrying what the change will mean for you – if you fly a Skycatcher, that is – rest assured, the shift is nothing more than a way to ease approval […]