FAA Approval for Latitude

摘要

Textron Aviation was awarded FAA type certification for its Citation Latitude business jet on June 5. The company also announced that the aircraft has exceeded performance estimates, including an extended range of 2,850nm (5,280km) at long-range cruise and improved runway performance of 3,580ft (1,092m). The Latitude made its first flight in February 2014 and the four development aircraft have achieved 1,697 flying hours over 690 flights during the test programme. NetJets is one of the first customers, with an order for up to 150 examples, and deliveries are due to start in 2016.