24 September 2019:Textron Aviation has received Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its innovative super-midsize jet, the Cessna Citation Longitude.
FAA Type Certification follows the most robust flight, structural and component qualification testing completed on a Citation to date. The experimental and demo fleet completed around 6,000 hours of flight time. In addition to 11,000 test points during the certification process, the Longitude also completed a 31,000-nautical mile world tour, showing the aircraft's outstanding long-range performance capability and reliability in a variety of environments.
The Longitude is produced at Textron Aviation's manufacturing facility in Wichita. It benefits from state-of-the-art assembly and fabrication tools and techniques.