Textron Aviation

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Jerry Siebenmark

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Next year will bring the 50th anniversary of the Citation 500 type certification as well as certification and first delivery of the Cessna SkyCourier 408.

Textron To Mark Citation, SkyCourier Milestones in 2021

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Mountain Aviation has taken delivery of its 26th Cessna Citation X.

Mountain Aviation Marches Toward 35 Citation X Fleet

Ventura Air Services CEO 'optimistic' about charter industry's and company's growth despite pandemic.

Charter Operator Ventura Air Adds Bizjets, Staff

Kerry Lynch

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Transport Canada Civil Aviation has now validated all nine Duncan Aviation STCs for Gogo Avance L5 Wi-Fi installations.

Duncan Adds TCCA Approvals To Avance L5 Lineup

As a result of the addition of the Cessna Citation light jets, XO's fleet numbers 58 twinjets.

XO Adds Light Citations to Fleet

Chad Trautvetter

Tamarack Aerospace has performed the first European Atlas active winglet installations on a pair of Cessna Citation CJs at its new London facility.

Tamarack Logs First European Atlas Winglet Install

Designated as P2 and configured for passengers, the airplane made its first flight yesterday.

Third Cessna SkyCourier Joins Test Fleet

Matt Thurber

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Gaining experience with unmanned aircraft should give Reliable Robotics a leg up on the race to bring new technologies to market.

Reliable Robotics Flies Unmanned Cessnas

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

The National Transportation Safety Board released the final report on the crash of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Citation Latitude on August 15, 2019.

NTSB Releases Final Report on Earnhardt Jet Accident

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Textron Aviation

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Textron To Mark Citation, SkyCourier Milestones in 2021

Mountain Aviation Marches Toward 35 Citation X Fleet

Charter Operator Ventura Air Adds Bizjets, Staff

Duncan Adds TCCA Approvals To Avance L5 Lineup

XO Adds Light Citations to Fleet

Tamarack Logs First European Atlas Winglet Install

Third Cessna SkyCourier Joins Test Fleet

Reliable Robotics Flies Unmanned Cessnas

NTSB Releases Final Report on Earnhardt Jet Accident

Gogo Avance Wi-Fi System OK'd for More Biz Aircraft

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