The first production unit of the new Citation M2 has reached the significant milestone of wing and fuselage mating

The first production unit of the new Citation M2 has reached the significant milestone of wing and fuselage mating. Certification is expected in the second half of 2013. “The M2 program is progressing well, and we are all looking forward to advancing to the certification process and starting customer deliveries,” said Dick Friesen, Cessna value…

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Textron Aviation Announces EBACE 2014 Line-Up, Gulfstream G450 Orders Heat Up in Q1 May 2nd

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The Cessna Citation M2 has Commenced its Initial Production Run

The Cessna Citation M2 has commenced its initial production run in the company’s Independence, Kansas facility. The much-anticipated business jet is on track for certification in the second quarter of 2013. The front and aft cabin assemblies for the light business jet are built at Cessna’s Wichita, Kansas facility and are then transported to Independence…

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First Production Cessna Citation M2 Takes Flight

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, celebrated as the first production unit of its newest business jet, the Citation M2, took its maiden flight out of the company’s Independence, Kan., facility. The M2 was announced in September of 2011 with a design driven by customer and pilot feedback. It is the latest in…

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