Controller Textron Blog Archive

    Textron Aviation Celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 Delivery As Gen3 Era Advances
    Posted On: August 17, 2026
    Milestone delivery underscores more than a decade of customer confidence in the proven light jet platform as the company progresses toward the future of flight with the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3. ...
    Textron Aviation To Open New Service Facility At Essendon Fields Airport, Expanding Capabilities In Australia
    Posted On: February 16, 2025
    Textron Aviation announced an expansion of its footprint in Australia with a larger and modernized service facility at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne. ...
    30-Plus Business Jets & Helicopters On Exhibit At The 2018 MEBAA Airshow In Dubai
    Posted On: December 11, 2018
    The MEBAA (Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association) Airshow is running this week in Dubai. ...
    Textron Aviation To Supply ATP Flight School With 10 More Skyhawk Piston Trainers
    Posted On: August 14, 2018
    A longtime customer of Textron Aviation, ATP operates more than 40 flight schools and recently ordered 10 new high-wing Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft. ...
    Textron Aviation Opens New Line Maintenance Station At London Biggin Hill Airport
    Posted On: June 11, 2018
    Textron Aviation’s new line maintenance station at London Biggin Hill Airport will expand service offerings for Cessna Citation, Hawker, and Beechcraft King Air owners in Europe. ...
    MAF Orders Five Textron Aviation’s Cessna Caravan 208 Turboprops To Enhance Humanitarian Efforts
    Posted On: April 16, 2018
    Mission Aviation Fellowship International, an organization that delivers humanitarian aid to rough-terrain destinations and remote locations, has ordered five Cessna Caravan 208 turboprop aircraft to bolster its operations in Papua New Guinea. ...
    Textron Aviation Completes Wind Tunnel Testing On Cessna SkyCourier Turboprop
    Posted On: March 22, 2018
    Textron Aviation recently wrapped up wind tunnel testing on the company’s forthcoming Cessna SkyCourier, a clean-sheet twin-engine turboprop it announced in November 2017. ...
    Cessna Citation Longitude Complete World Trek, Textron Eyes FAA Certification
    Posted On: March 21, 2018
    Logging more than 31,000 nautical miles (57,412 kilometers) across 27 legs entailing 12 countries, Textron Aviation’s upcoming flagship Cessna Citation Longitude recently completed a global demonstration tour. ...
    Textron Aviation Touts Class-Leading Deliveries Of Cessna Citation Latitude
    Posted On: March 6, 2018
    Citing a 30% increase in deliveries in 2017 from 2016, Textron Aviation recently declared its Cessna Citation Latitude as the most delivered aircraft in the midsize business jet category last year. ...
    Cessna Citation Longitude & Latitude Business Jets Reach Milestones
    Posted On: February 12, 2018
    Cessna, a Textron Aviation brand along with Beechcraft and Hawker, recently accomplished a couple of firsts with the company’s super-midsized flagship Citation Longitude business jet and midsize Citation Latitude business jet. ...
    Textron Brings Cessna, Beechcraft Jets & Turboprops To Singapore Airshow
    Posted On: February 9, 2018
    Aviation companies from around the world are showing off their wares this week in the Asia Pacific region at the 2018 Singapore Airshow, and Textron Aviation is no exception. ...
    Aerolineas Ejecutivas Orders Three Cessna Citation Latitudes From Textron Aviation
    Posted On: January 12, 2018
    Leading Mexican business-aviation company Aerolineas Ejecutivas (ALE) has ordered three Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jets from Textron Aviation for addition to its MexJet fractional ownership division. ...
    Textron Aviation Adds New Aircraft Sales To Aerolineas Ejecutivas’ Role In Mexico
    Posted On: December 7, 2017
    Textron Aviation, a division of Textron, has expanded the responsibilities of its channel partner Aerolineas Ejecutivas to now include new aircraft sales and service for Textron’s full jet and turboprop aircraft portfolio. ...
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    5 Reasons To Book A Private Charter Flight For The Holidays
    Posted 10/22/2026
    CharterHub.com makes it easy to connect with vetted charter aircraft operators and submit a free charter quote request to secure private travel during the holidays. ...
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    Sell On Your Own Terms With Standalone Timed Auctions
    Posted 10/21/2026
    Standalone timed auctions on AuctionTime let you customize the date, time, and pace of your auction to more effectively reach your target buyers. ...
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    Used Aircraft Inventory Levels Rise In September, Decline Year Over Year
    Posted 10/12/2026
    Watch our new Sandhills Global market report video for inventory and value trends affecting used jets, piston singles, and other aircraft on Sandhills platforms. ...
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    Pre-Owned Jet and Turboprop Aircraft Inventory Levels Show Monthly Increases in September
    Posted 10/6/2026
    New Sandhills Global aviation market reports show inventory levels of pre-owned jets and turboprop aircraft increased month over month in September and maintaining a steady trend. ...
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    All Used Aircraft Segments Experience Year-Over-Year Inventory Declines In August
    Posted 9/16/2026
    Watch our new Sandhills Global market report video for inventory and value trends affecting used jets and other aircraft on Sandhills platforms. ...
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    Bombardier's Global 8000, The World’s Fastest Civil Aircraft, Received U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Approval To Land At London City Airport
    Posted 9/10/2026
    Bombardier announces that the Global 8000 business jet has received the green light by the U.K. ...
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    Demand for Large, Late-Model Jets Continues as Inventory Levels Remain Lower Than Last Year
    Posted 9/4/2026
    New Sandhills Global aviation market reports underscore lower year-over-year inventory levels across all pre-owned aircraft markets in August. ...
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    Aircraft.com Is Your Top Online Resource For Specs & Tail Number Lookups
    Posted 8/27/2026
    You can search Aircraft.com by tail number, make, or model to find information about individual airplanes and helicopters. ...
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    Inventory Management Lets You Enter Data Once, Sync Everywhere
    Posted 8/27/2026
    Inventory Management is your single point of data entry for every machine, truck, aircraft, RV, trailer, heifer, bass boat—everything you’d like to sell on a Sandhills Global platform. ...
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    Calculate Aircraft Operating Costs With Aircraft Cost Calculator
    Posted 8/26/2026
    Through a single, user-friendly platform, buyers, owners, operators, lenders, and other aviation professionals can quickly evaluate how ongoing fixed and variable costs impact ownership and budgeting. ...
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