Aircraft
Cessna Completes First Wing-fuselage Mating of Longitude
Six months after unveiling the clean sheet design, the newest Citation is on track to enter service in 2017.
On Thursday, Textron Aviation completed the wing-fuselage mating of the first Cessna Citation Longitude at the company's plant in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
On Thursday, Textron Aviation completed the wing-fuselage mating of the first Cessna Citation Longitude at the company's plant in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Six months after unveiling its newest jet, Cessna announced today at EBACE 2016 that it completed the wing and fuselage mating of the first Citation Longitude on Thursday. The new twinjet is on track for first flight this summer followed by entry into service in 2017.


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