Aircraft
Citation Ascend Starts European Demonstration Tour
The Ascend demonstrator is the first of the new type to cross the Atlantic
Cessna Citation Ascend at Farnborough Airport
Textron Aviation kicked off a European demonstration tour for its Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jet at the London-area Farnborough Airport.

Textron Aviation today began a European demonstration tour with its Citation Ascend at the London-area Farnborough Airport. The aircraft, registered as N502XL, rolled off the production line in Wichita three weeks ago and was the first of the new midsize model to cross the Atlantic, with fuel stops in Gander, Canada, and Shannon, Ireland.

This month, the Ascend will be shown to prospective customers in the UK and Germany, as well as at multiple locations across Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Scandinavia. It will make its international public debut at Aero Friedrichshafen, to be held April 22 to 25 in Germany.