Textron Aviation

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Kerry Lynch

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.

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

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.

Updates includes SVGS for Garmin 5000 suite and GDL Datalink

Citation Latitude Receives FAA Nod for Avionics Updates

Amy Wilder

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.

Facility supports Cessna Citation business jets and Beechcraft King Air turboprops

Textron Service Center in Stuttgart Turns 10

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Sheriff says resident unhurt after home struck

Citation Overruns Runway, Strikes Kentucky Home

Matt Thurber

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.

FAA approval of the AeroMech mod expands the number of covered jets

STC Issued for Citation Latitude Starlink Upgrade

Curt Epstein

The OEM expects certification by the end of the year

Textron Aviation Rolls Out First Production Ascend

Textron Aviation airlift tradition dates back to inaugural 1987 mission

Country Star Supports 2026 Special Olympics Airlift

Top-tier maintenance plan brings additional user benefits

Textron Aviation Expands ProAdvantage for Citation CJs

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.

Cockpit voice recorder did not record accident flight

Citation Pilot Descended below Minimums in 2023 Accident

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

Rollout begins with CJ2 and CJ2+ operators

Tamarack and ForeFlight Expand Active Winglet Data

Hanneke Weitering

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.

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

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Citation Latitude Receives FAA Nod for Avionics Updates

Textron Service Center in Stuttgart Turns 10

Citation Overruns Runway, Strikes Kentucky Home

STC Issued for Citation Latitude Starlink Upgrade

Textron Aviation Rolls Out First Production Ascend

Country Star Supports 2026 Special Olympics Airlift

Textron Aviation Expands ProAdvantage for Citation CJs

Citation Pilot Descended below Minimums in 2023 Accident

Tamarack and ForeFlight Expand Active Winglet Data

Joby Demonstrates Autonomous Flight in Pacific Defense Exercise

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