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• Ricardo Meier
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4, a CJ4 Gen2, to a customer in the Philippines. The milestone comes 16 years after the light business jet entered service, as Textron prepares the next-generation CJ4 Gen3 and its associated support requirements.
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Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4, a CJ4 Gen2, to a customer in the Philippines. The milestone comes 16 years after the light business jet entered service, as Textron prepares the next-generation CJ4 Gen3 and its associated support requirements.
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