Textron Aviation

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

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.

Owners of Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker airplanes donating flights

Dove 1 Flight Named for 2026 Special Olympics Airlift

Amy Wilder

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

FAA joined for a collaborative safety review

Textron Standdown Drills Down on Pilot Performance, SMS

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

EASA qualification anticipated for the device sometime this year

FAA Approves TRU’s Cessna Citation Ascend Level-D Sim

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

The update went live on February 3

ForeFlight Adds Tamarack Real-world Performance Modeling

Chad Trautvetter

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.

Company’s turboprops and jets are selling well in region

Textron Aviation: Biz Aircraft Demand Remains Strong in Asia

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Crew noted anomalies before and after departure, investigation ongoing

NTSB: Citation II Right-seat Pilot Not SIC-qualified

Jessica Reed

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.

Fourth-quarter jet deliveries surge 53%

Textron Aviation Logs Record Revenues, Strong Q4 Recovery

Aircraft received FAA certification in November 2025.

Citation Ascend Enters Service with Enhanced Cabin and Garmin G5000 Avionics

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

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Dove 1 Flight Named for 2026 Special Olympics Airlift

Textron Standdown Drills Down on Pilot Performance, SMS

FAA Approves TRU’s Cessna Citation Ascend Level-D Sim

ForeFlight Adds Tamarack Real-world Performance Modeling

Textron Aviation: Biz Aircraft Demand Remains Strong in Asia

NTSB: Citation II Right-seat Pilot Not SIC-qualified

Textron Aviation Logs Record Revenues, Strong Q4 Recovery

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

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