Cessna Citation Ten Regains Business Jet Speed Crown with Mach .935

Cessna’s Citation Ten regains prominence as the fastest civil aircraft in the world with an increase of its maximum speed to Mach .935. Cessna announced this speed record Friday with partner, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) and their owner Chip Ganassi at the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, CA. “As our founder…

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Garmin Software Delays New Jets As Cessna Deliveries Dip

Development delays with software for the Garmin avionics suites for Cessna’s new Citation M2, Sovereign and X will push back first deliveries by a few months. During a conference call yesterday on second-quarter earnings at Cessna parent Textron, chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly said that deliveries of the M2 and the Sovereign will now start…

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Flawless First Production Flight for New Cessna Citation X

WICHITA, Kan., Aug 1, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is celebrating another program milestone for the world’s fastest civilian aircraft, the Citation X. The first production unit of the new Citation X took its maiden flight this week, marking another step closer to certification and delivery of the remarkable…

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