A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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James Wynbrandt

Textron Aviation is showcasing its complete line of business jets and turboprops this week at NBAA 2014, with all 12 models on display at Orlando (Fla.) Executive Airport, led by the debut appearance of its midsize Cessna Latitude, which is expected to be certified in the first half of next year.

 


“It’s a product family that really has come together well,” said president and CEO Scott Ernest, alluding to the merger of the Hawker, Beechcraft and Cessna product lines after Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft, purchased Hawker Beechcraft earlier this year and created Textron Aviation. “Our focus for the last six months has been on integration.

 


He said results of the first three quarters show the company is “off to a really good start this year.” Textron Aviation delivered 33 jets and 30 King Airs in the third quarter, up from 25 jets and 26 King Airs in the same period a year ago. Textron Aviation’s revenues climbed $497 million year-over-year in the quarter, and the segment had a profit of $62 million compared to last year’s loss of $23 million. Backlog at the end of the third quarter was flat compared to the second quarter at $1.4 billion.

Cessna Citation Latitude Makes NBAA Debut

Textron Aviation’s family of 12 aircraft models are on display at Orlando Executive Airport this week.

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