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Textron Aviation’s latest jet upgrade passes its final test
Textron Aviation has earned U.S. certification for its latest upgraded Cessna Citation business jet, clearing the way for deliveries to domestic customers. The Wichita-based division of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) says that, following approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, the first delivery of an XLS Gen2 was made earlier this month to an undisclosed buyer it described in a press release as “a longtime Citation operator in the U.S.” The upgraded XLS was originally announced in October as part of a series of aircraft upgrades that have included both business jets and turboprops at the company. “This free approach to our popular 560XL series includes comfort and productivity upgrades requested by our customers, yet retains the model’s combination of performance and efficiencies that offer midsize jet features at a smaller jet operating cost.”
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