Textron Aviation Inc.

Textron Aviation announces an agreement with long-term customer Epic Flight Academy at the 2023 Sun n’ Fun Aerospace Expo for an order of 15 new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft. As a Cessna Pilot Center, Epic Flight Academy has been training pilots since 1999, with thousands of students from over 80 countries graduated from the flight school.

Textron Aviation announces it is now offering a gravel kit for its new twin-engine, large-utility Cessna SkyCourier turboprop. The kit gives customers the flexibility to operate their aircraft in and out of unimproved runways around the world. First deliveries of the SkyCourier with the installed option will commence later this month.

Textron Aviation announces that an electrically driven air conditioning system will soon be a standard feature on all new production Beechcraft King Air 360 aircraft. This new feature provides cooled air throughout the cabin while the aircraft is on the ground and in flight, enhancing passenger and crew comfort. Deliveries with the new air conditioning system are expected to begin in the coming months.

Textron Aviation Defense announces the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force in support of operations at No. 13 Squadron at Sfax Air Base in Tunisia. The foreign military sales (FMS) contract comprises eight T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, in-country field service and logistics support representatives, program management support, interim contractor support for the first year, training for pilots and maintenance professionals, spare engines, spare parts and aircraft support equipment.

Textron Aviation announces a significant move to add 180,000 square feet of space to its parts distribution operations to better support customers who own and operate Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker products. Located at the company’s headquarters in Wichita, KS, the expansion supports parts availability for the thousands of aircraft operating around the world which were designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation.

Textron Aviation plans to open a new satellite service center by the end of 2022 in response to customer demand in the high-traffic Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The Dallas Love Field location will offer additional flexibility to local and transit customers who operate Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker jets and turboprops, as well as complement the company’s unscheduled aircraft-on-ground (AOG) response.

TRU Simulation + Training Inc. announces the sale of a full-flight simulator (FFS) to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS). The FFS will be Level D-qualified and designed to be reconfigurable to support training for the entire RFDS King Air fleet of aircraft, including the Beechcraft King Air 260, King Air 350 and King Air 360.

Textron Aviation announces it has delivered two Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service. The aircraft will perform wildfire mapping missions.

Textron Aviation announces the first delivery of the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop to FedEx Express. This is the first of 50 freighter aircraft that global logistics firm FedEx Express ordered as the Cessna SkyCourier launch customer. The clean-sheet aircraft achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification in March 2022.

Twelve teams at Textron Aviation receive the Federal Aviation Administration’s top-level Diamond Award of Excellence in recognition for their commitment to training and development. The teams include all 11 North American service centers located in Greensboro, Houston, Indianapolis, Mesa, Milwaukee, Newburgh, Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio, Tampa and Wichita, as well as Textron Aviation’s ProOwnership maintenance team.