Engines
Long Wait Over for Snecma Silvercrest
The Citation Longitude will be powered by the Silvercrest.
A digital mockup of the Snecma Silvercrest nacelle on the Cessna Longitude.
A digital mockup of the Snecma Silvercrest nacelle on the Cessna Longitude.

Snecma has finally found an aircraft for its Silvercrest engine to power after Cessna announced its selection here yesterday for its Longitude super-midsize jet, which is scheduled to enter service in 2017. It has been almost five years since the French manufacturer announced that it was to develop its first business-jet engine program, but finding its first application has proved to be a frustratingly long road.


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