Textron Aviation Jet Deliveries, Order Book Climb In Q1
A "more positive demand environment" for business jets leads to a stronger first quarter at Textron Aviation.
Textron nearly doubled deliveries of its Citation jets during the second quarter of 2021. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Textron nearly doubled deliveries of its Citation jets during the second quarter of 2021. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation saw better-than-expected business jet deliveries and a significant increase in its order backlog in the first quarter, parent company Textron reported today. Citation jet deliveries for the first quarter, historically its lightest delivery and new-order three-month period in any year, totaled 28 jets, including five copies of the recently announced CJ4 Gen2. This compares with 23 jet handovers in the quarter a year ago.