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Cessna Citation Latitude continues to meet milestones; first flight for second production aircraft

WICHITA, Kan., Jul. 25, 2014 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today a successful first flight of the company’s second production Citation Latitude aircraft (Serial 002). This flight marks the latest in a series of on-time milestones for the program, all of which have occurred …

Cessna Citation Latitude prototype reaches maximum performance envelope

WICHITA, Kan., Feb 25, 2014 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is celebrating another testing milestone with the Citation Latitude. In only the aircraft’s third flight, the Latitude prototype has successfully achieved full envelope performance for maximum speed (440 KTAS, 506 mph), Mach speed (0.80) and altitude (45,000 ft). The aircraft …

Citation continues to be top choice with fractional operations

LAS VEGAS., Oct 21, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, long the number one choice of the world’s best fractional and charter operators, has recently continued its success. Numerous models of Cessna’s line of Citation business jets have lately been chosen by fractional businesses specializing in fleet operations and charter activity. …