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Citation Latitude Receives FAA Nod for Avionics Updates
Updates includes SVGS for Garmin 5000 suite and GDL Datalink
Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Latitude
The latest updates to the Cessna Citation Latitude are part of an ongoing continuous improvement program that Textron Aviation has throughout its product lines.

Textron Aviation has received FAA approval for a series of enhancements to the Citation Latitude’s Garmin G5000 avionics suite that will provide for greater situational awareness and lower approach minima, the company announced today. Certified earlier this month, the advanced features include Garmin’s synthetic vision guidance system (SVGS) on the primary flight displays, GDL 60 Datalink, and a taxiway routing feature.

Certification of the features, which were announced at EBACE 2024, followed more than 240 flight test hours and are expected to enter service on new-production aircraft later this year. Textron Aviation anticipates similar approval on the super-midsize Citation Longitude—which is also equipped with the G5000—in 2026.