Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 business jet, highlighting the long-running light jet family’s commercial durability as the company advances the CJ4 Gen3 programme in Wichita, Kansas. The milestone comes as the next-generation variant targets FAA certification this year, with the test campaign having accumulated more than 880 flight hours across two aircraft.
The CJ4 family has remained in production for years as one of Textron Aviation’s core Citation models, serving owner-operators, corporate flight departments and charter fleets. The latest delivery underlines continued demand for the type even as the manufacturer shifts attention to the Gen3 upgrade.
Textron Aviation said the Gen3 test effort is progressing through flight development and certification work. The programme’s two test aircraft have been used to build hours across the campaign, supporting the planned entry of the updated model later this year.