Avionics
CJ4 Gen3 Is First for Garmin G3000 Prime Avionics Suite
New avionics suite adds full touchscreen displays and UI improvements
Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3
Textron Aviation announced the latest iteration of its CJ4 light jet on the eve of NBAA-BACE 2024. The Gen3 version gets touchscreen Garmin G3000 Prime avionics, redesigned winglets, and some cabin refinements. Service entry is scheduled for 2026.

Textron Aviation on Monday unveiled its latest jet to get a major upgrade: the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3, which will feature Garmin’s new G3000 Prime touchscreen avionics suite and other refinements.

Textron Aviation arrived at NBAA-BACE with the launch customer in hand, naming Ryan Samples as the first in line for the newest CJ4. Samples, who is a pilot and identified himself as a founder and CEO of a "technology company based in Oakland," reminisced about the journey from learning to ride a bike to driving a car and progressing into aviation and the exponential freedom each new leap brought. The CJ4 Gen3 for him is "a culmination of that freedom."