Aircraft
Textron Rolls Out First Production Citation Longitude
There are currently five of the super-midsize twinjets on the production line.
The first production Cessna Citation Longitude rolled out from Textron Aviation's Plant IV facility at Beech Field in east Wichita on June 12. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
The first production Cessna Citation Longitude rolled out from Textron Aviation's Plant IV facility at Beech Field in east Wichita on June 12. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation rolled out the first production Cessna Citation Longitude yesterday from its Plant IV facility at Beech Field in east Wichita. There are currently five of the super-midsize twinjets on the production line, which Textron Aviation senior vice president of integrated supply chain Ron Draper said incorporates “a number of new and innovative fabrication and assembly techniques.”