Aircraft
Textron Aviation Investing in New Products
The Wichita manufacturer expects to spend $200 to $300 million per year on new product development.
While Textron Aviation has been notably quiet about some new models, specifically the Longitude, that is no longer the case with the unveiling here of a full-scale Longitude airframe.
While Textron Aviation has been notably quiet about some new models, specifically the Longitude, that is no longer the case with the unveiling here of a full-scale Longitude airframe.

“We’re performing as we had promised we would,” said Textron Aviation president and CEO Scott Ernest during a briefing before this year’s NBAA show. “Our product base is the largest in the industry, from pistons to jets to military [aircraft], and it doesn’t stop there. We are focused on investing $200- to $300 million a year in this business. We [employ] more than 2,000 engineers. I have to keep them busy, and they want to design new products. It’s up to us to provide those opportunities, and we expect to see a continued investment stream going forward.”


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