Aviation Week
• Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has completed assembly of the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude at its Wichita facilities, marking a decade of deliveries for the midsize business jet. The Latitude entered service in 2015, offers a 2,700-nautical-mile range and seats up to nine passengers.
BizAv
Latest source-backed stories
Textron Aviation has completed assembly of the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude at its Wichita facilities, marking a decade of deliveries for the midsize business jet. The Latitude entered service in 2015, offers a 2,700-nautical-mile range and seats up to nine passengers.
A new supplemental type certificate gives owners of Textron Aviation’s earliest CitationJet aircraft a path to modernize their cockpits with an all-Garmin avionics suite. The approval expands upgrade options for operators seeking to bring legacy business jets’ avionics systems up to current standards.
The Canadian government is proposing to make business aircraft acquired on or after Sept. 15, 2026, eligible for 100% depreciation. If adopted, the measure would allow qualifying purchasers to recognize the full depreciable cost immediately, potentially affecting acquisition timing and transaction economics.
Valour Consultancy forecasts that Amazon Leo, Amazon’s satellite connectivity network, will serve more than 5,000 commercial and business aviation aircraft by 2035. The projection points to a potentially significant aviation market for satellite-enabled onboard connectivity over the next decade.
The National Business Aviation Association’s board has named longtime executive Dan Hubbard interim chief operating officer and day-to-day leader while President and CEO Ed Bolen steps aside for cancer treatment. The association also promoted Heidi Williams to senior vice president of operations ahead of NBAA-BACE.
High activity
Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional-ownership company the fleet launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize business jet. The handover comes 19 months after the companies announced an agreement for 182 aircraft, with 30 additional options, valued at $7 billion.
ONEflight has paused sales activity as it faces financial troubles, raising questions about whether customers who purchased its jet card products will recover their investments. The development highlights the counterparty and liquidity risks facing buyers of prepaid private aviation services.
The business-jet market is projected to expand from an estimated $27 billion in 2025 to more than $60.5 billion over the following decade. The forecast points to sustained growth in demand for business aviation and an expanding opportunity for manufacturers, operators and service providers.
Create a free account to see more recent BizAv stories and keep bookmarks in one place.
