Aircraft
Textron Aviation Puts Large-cabin Hemisphere 'On Hold'
Safran's progress on fixing Hemisphere's Silvercrest engine doesn't satisfy the Cessna Citation airframer.
Textron Aviation is putting development of its large-cabin Hemisphere jet on hold over Silvercrest engine development issues. (Image: Textron Aviation)
Textron Aviation is putting development of its large-cabin Hemisphere jet on hold over Silvercrest engine development issues. (Image: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation is shelving development of the Hemisphere large-cabin business jet, Textron Inc. CEO Scott Donnelly announced this morning during its second-quarter conference call. Hemisphere could be revived at a later date, Donnelly acknowledged, but for now it’s “on hold” because the Wichita-based manufacturer isn’t satisfied with progress on the development of the Safran Silvercrest engine that would power it.


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