Aircraft
Textron To Cease Production of Cessna Citation X+
Move ends a more than 21-year manufacturing run for the Mach 0.935 twinjet and its predecessor, the Citation X.
Production of the Cessna Citation X+ is coming to a close, Textron Aviation announced. The speedy twinjet and its predecessor Citation X have been in continuous production since 1995. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Production of the Cessna Citation X+ is coming to a close, Textron Aviation announced. The speedy twinjet and its predecessor Citation X have been in continuous production since 1995. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation has confirmed it is ceasing production of the Cessna Citation X+, ending a more-than-21-year manufacturing run for the Mach 0.935 twinjet and its predecessor, the Citation X. The Mach 0.92 X was announced at NBAA 1990 and certified in June 1996; the upgraded Citation Ten, later renamed the X+, was revealed at NBAA 2010 and certified in June 2014. To date, the company has delivered 314 Xs and just 24 X+s.