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Cessna delivers 3,000th Caravan to Brazilian operator

Cessna has delivered the 3,000th Caravan, a Grand Caravan EX model, to Brazilian operator Azul Conecta, based in Sao Paulo. “The Cessna Caravan’s versatility and reliability have made it the…

Beechcraft King Air 260 US Forest service

Beechcraft King Air 260 helps battle US forest wildfires

Textron Aviation has delivered two Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service to carry out wildfire mapping missions. Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron…

Textron Aviation delivers special mission-configured Cessna Longitude to Japan

Textron Aviation has delivered a special mission Cessna Citation Longitude jet fitted with flight inspection calibration equipment to be operated by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The aircraft will…

Cessna achieves EASA certification on Citation XLS Gen2

Cessna has earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for the Citation XLS Gen2 business jet. The company will make its first European delivery of the XLS Gen2 to…

FedEx takes delivery of first Cessna SkyCourier

Cessna has delivered the first SkyCourier twin turboprop to FedEx Express. It’s the first of 50 freighter aircraft that global logistics firm FedEx Express ordered as the SkyCourier’s launch customer.…

Cessna SkyCourier earns US type certification

+VIDEO The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted type certification for the new twin-engine, large-utility turboprop Cessna SkyCourier. The high-wing aircraft’s production line is underway, and the first unit…

Special Mission

Cessna Grand Caravan EX prepared for special missions in Tunisia

Four Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft are being prepared for special mission roles with the Tunisia Air Force. “The fleet of Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprops will aid the Tunisian…

Turboprop

Textron rolls out first production SkyCourier

Textron Aviation has announced the rollout of the first production unit of the new Cessna twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the SkyCourier. The SkyCourier is a clean sheet design intended for cargo…