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Cessna Showcases New Citation Longitude At NBAA 2015; Announces Large Cabin Citation HemisphereCessna 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. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151116006610/en/ 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 comfort
Citation Longitude optimized for superior performance "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 another "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: 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
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