Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc.,
a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today debuted its new Cessna
Citation Longitude business jet at NBAA’s Business Aviation
Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas. The company also announced
it plans to enter the large business jet category with the clean
sheet, 4,500-nautical mile Citation Hemisphere. The Longitude and
Hemisphere will join the Citation Latitude to complete a new,
large-cabin, three-aircraft Citation family.
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The Longitude and Hemisphere will join
the Citation Latitude to complete a new, large-cabin,
three-aircraft Citation family. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We’re thrilled to unveil the future of this larger Citation
family. The debut of the Longitude has been highly anticipated
among prospective customers, industry observers and our Textron
Aviation team members,” said Scott Ernest, Textron Aviation
president and CEO. “Driven by customer input, the Longitude
combines the ideal mix of performance, cabin comfort and industry
leading technology. And, along with the Citation’s proven design
and dependability, the Longitude is designed to revolutionize the
super-midsize segment.”
Citation Longitude offers class-leading comfortSetting a
new standard in the super-midsize category, the Citation Longitude
is the company’s latest innovation as it continues to invest in its
family of larger business jets. With seating for up to 12
passengers, including an optional crew jumpseat, the Citation
Longitude features a stand-up, flat-floor cabin with a standard
double-club configuration, allowing the most legroom in the
super-midsize class. With fully berthable seats and a
class-leading, in-flight accessible walk-in baggage compartment,
the Longitude is designed specifically for maximum passenger
comfort and offers the lowest cabin altitude in its category at
5,950 feet. State-of-the-art cabin technology allows passengers to
manage their environment and entertainment from any mobile device,
while standard Internet maximizes productivity in flight.
Citation Longitude optimized for superior performanceThe
clean-sheet design of the Citation Longitude integrates the latest
technology throughout the aircraft, bringing customers the lowest
ownership costs in this category. The Citation Longitude features
the next evolution of the Garmin G5000 flight deck and is powered
by FADEC-equipped Honeywell HTF7700L turbofan engines with fully
integrated autothrottles. The aircraft offers a full fuel payload
of 1,500 pounds, a maximum cruise speed of 476 knots and a
four-passenger high-speed range of 3,400 nautical miles.
“We believe that this range and performance is what the market
wants for typical missions in this class,” Ernest said. “No other
business jet in this space matches the Longitude’s combination of
range, payload, cruise speed, standard features and lower total
ownership costs.”
The Longitude is on track for first flight in 2016 with
anticipated entry into service in 2017.
One Citation leads to anotherContinuing on the company’s
path of product investment, the 4,500-nautical mile large cabin
Citation Hemisphere will feature the widest cabin in its class. The
first flight for the Hemisphere is expected in 2019.
“Over the last 20 years customers in this segment have seen
little innovation or investment in new products as their business
needs and mission requirements have continued to evolve,” said
Ernest. “The Citation Hemisphere is designed to transform this
segment, offering customers the latest technology available and the
widest cabin in its class.”
The company is actively seeking customer feedback on the
Hemisphere and has an interactive cabin concept on display at NBAA
this week.
Images:
Citation Family of Three
For Longitude pictures please visit
http://txtav.com/en/newsroom/media-gallery/aircraft/jets/longitude
Web page: For Citation Longitude information please visit
http://cessna.txtav.com/longitude
About Textron Aviation Inc.Textron Aviation Inc. is the
leading general aviation authority and home to the leading
Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands, which account for more than
half of all general aviation aircraft flying. The Textron Aviation
companies include Cessna Aircraft Company and Beechcraft
Corporation, bringing together decades of unmatched experience in
designing, building and supporting airplanes. It provides the most
versatile and comprehensive general aviation product portfolio in
the world through five principal lines of business: business jets,
general aviation and special mission turboprop aircraft, high
performance piston aircraft, military trainer and defense aircraft,
and a complete global customer service organization. Its broad
range of products include such best-selling aircraft as Citation
and Hawker business jets, King Air and Caravan turboprops and T-6
military trainer aircraft, all of which are backed by the
industry’s largest global service network. For more information,
visit txtav.com.
About Textron Inc.Textron Inc. is a multi-industry
company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense,
industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with
innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the
world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna,
Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee,
Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For more
information visit: www.textron.com.
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