Cabin Interior and Electronics
Textron Aviation Expanding Wichita Interiors Plant
Expansion will help to streamline production
Textron Wichita expansion
A computer rendering shows what will be the final configuration of Textron's expanded interior manufacturing facility once completed in mid-2024. (Image: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation plans to add 16,000 sq ft to its interior manufacturing facility in Wichita to support growing demand for unique and custom Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft interiors, the company said yesterday. Textron expects the expansion to help streamline production processes by centralizing machinery within the space to support efficient interior manufacturing for its entire line of Cessna Citation twinjets, as well as Beechcraft King Air and Cessna SkyCourier turboprops.

The larger footprint allows the company to support newer models such as the Citation M2 Gen2, CJ4 Gen2, Cessna SkyCourier, Beechcraft King Air 360, and King Air 260. Additionally, the facility will support two products currently in development—the Cessna Citation Ascend (the latest Excel/XLS variant) and Beechcraft Denali—once they enter service.