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Beechcraft completes nonstop Hawaii flights with standard production multi-mission King Air 350ER

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 21, 2014 – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that company pilots recently flew a standard production King Air 350ER aircraft nonstop between California’s Napa County Airport (KAPC) to Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport (PHNL). …

Beechcraft announces performance upgrades to King Air C90GTx

Improvements shorten takeoff distance to 1,984 feet, making more airports accessible ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2014 – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that beginning in Q4 2014, the latest model of the Beechcraft King Air …

Textron Aviation to open expanded Paris service center to serve Beechcraft, Cessna, Hawker customers

WICHITA, October. 17, 2014 — Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it will open a larger, state-of-the-art service center at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, making maintenance and modification work even more convenient for Europe’s Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker owners. The new facility will include more than 156,000 square feet of customer, office and …

Beechcraft delivers T-6C+ trainers, King Air 350ER to Mexican Navy

WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 21, 2014 – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has delivered two Beechcraft T-6C+ military trainers ordered earlier this year to the Mexican Navy Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), as well as one King Air 350ER, the second of four on order, as …

Textron Aviation remains bullish on Latin American market

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 11, 2014 – For the past few years, the market for business aviation in Latin America has been one of the largest in the world for both Beechcraft Corporation and Cessna Aircraft Company. Now that both companies have come together under the banner of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: …

Beechcraft celebrates King Air milestones at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

OSHKOSH, Wis., July 28, 2014 – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, celebrates two important King Air milestones this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh – the 50th year of King Air production, as well as the first anniversary of a record-breaking order from Wheels Up, the membership based …

Beechcraft launches Baron G58 ISR demonstrator tour

FARNBOROUGH, U.K., July 14, 2014 – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today during the Farnborough International Airshow that it has launched a new demonstrator dedicated to showcasing the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of its Baron G58 piston-engine aircraft. “There’s a great need from …

Cessna Citation M2 receives EASA certification

WICHITA, Kan., June 23, 2014 –Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company (NYSE:TXT), announced today that the company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the Citation M2 business jet, paving the way for deliveries to begin immediately. This latest certification comes just two weeks after Cessna’s …

Beechcraft, Hawker and Cessna brands to present unified Textron Aviation presence at EBACE

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 19, 2014 – The strong brands of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) – Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker – will be unified for the first time publicly with a display of nine aircraft at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) from May 20-22 at the Geneva …

Cessna Citation XLS+ receives CAAC certification

SHANGHAI, China, April 14, 2014 – Cessna Aircraft Company, part of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today the company has been granted Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) certification for the Citation XLS+, clearing the way for deliveries in China later this year. “Bringing the Cessna Citation XLS+ to China means …