Textron Aviation

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

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.

Aircraft received FAA certification in November 2025.

Citation Ascend Enters Service with Enhanced Cabin and Garmin G5000 Avionics

Amy Wilder

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

Additions were driven by mission profiles requested by jet card members

Nicholas Air Grows with Phenom 300E, Latitude Bizjets

Kerry Lynch

Delivery follows FAA nod in October

Citation M2 Gen2 Enters Service with Garmin Autothrottle

Aircraft received FAA nod later last year

Textron Aviation Delivers First Citation CJ3 Gen2

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

FAA, Textron Aviation, and NBAA urged to act

Seven Urgent NTSB Actions Target Hawker Stall Tests

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

See how Garmin develops avionics packages, and how new technology can benefit older aircraft.

We Visit Garmin’s Hangars and Get an FAA Data Comm Demo in the Air

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.

Limited-time $75,000 incentive available for first five qualifying aircraft

Elliott Offers G5000 Install Incentive on Citation XLS+

Aircraft received FAA certification in November

Textron Aviation Hands Over First Citation Ascend

Chad Trautvetter

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.

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Citation Ascend Enters Service with Enhanced Cabin and Garmin G5000 Avionics

Nicholas Air Grows with Phenom 300E, Latitude Bizjets

Citation M2 Gen2 Enters Service with Garmin Autothrottle

Textron Aviation Delivers First Citation CJ3 Gen2

Seven Urgent NTSB Actions Target Hawker Stall Tests

We Visit Garmin’s Hangars and Get an FAA Data Comm Demo in the Air

Elliott Offers G5000 Install Incentive on Citation XLS+

Textron Aviation Hands Over First Citation Ascend

Ex-Nascar Driver Biffle Among 7 Killed in Citation Crash

Citation II Accident at Statesville Airport Kills Six

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