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Combined Cessna/Beechcraft Aims For Future Growth

Two of the largest aircraft manufacturers are now one under the Textron Aviation umbrella.

Cessna’s new Citation Latitude is available for inspection on the NBAA static display line, featuring this production interior. With its flat floor and generously sized cockpit layout, the new-design Latitude is one product of the company’s creative engineering team. “They like designing stuff, and we’ve got to keep them busy,” said Textron Aviation president and CEO Scott Ernest.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

October 18, 2014

The combination of two 80-year-old Wichita aircraft manufacturers–Cessna and Beechcraft–under the new Textron Aviation umbrella marks its debut at NBAA 2014 in Orlando, Florida. With 21 airplane models in production between the two factories, which are about 10 miles apart in Wichita, and a full-service network that is rapidly becoming capable of handling all of the Beechcraft and Cessna turbine models, Textron Aviation and its president and CEO, Scott Ernest, continue to invest in new products as the integration of the two companies solidifies.

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