Textron

Four CMV-22B are added to previous Navy contract.

A recently retired engineer from a legendary OEM transitions to the experimental space.

The kit upgrade allows the twin-engine turboprop to operate from unimproved runways.

Textron also saw increases in revenue and net income, it reported in a fourth quarter earnings report.

Bell is expected to deliver prototypes to the Army in 2025, with the aircraft entering the fleet within five years.

Aircraft manufacturers have delivered 1,841 aircraft since the beginning of the year, according to The General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s (GAMA) third-quarter shipping and billing report.

extron Aviation Defense, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has delivered the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force, the OEM announced today. The delivery was made to support operations at the No.13 Squadron at the Sfax Air Base in Tunisia.

Textron continues to provide innovation with their Cessna Sky Courier and Beechcraft Denali aircraft. The twin engined turboprop, Sky Courier is optimized for cargo operations with companies like FedEx. Denali, a single engine turboprop, is expected to have 20 percent better fuel efficiency, with lower operating costs and better performance than its peers. 

The University of Waterloo’s aeronautics program accepts its initial Velis Electro.

Textron’s CEO told investors on his earnings call that despite supply chain challenges still affecting the company, its manufacturing segments generated higher operating profits than last year.