Textron Aviation marked a milestone in its latest business jet program with the rollout of the first production Cessna Citation Ascend in Wichita, Kansas. Employees gathered at the company’s Wichita factory to celebrate the rollout, which Textron Aviation described as a key step toward bringing its latest Citation model to customers’ hangars. The rollout of the first production Ascend marks the third aircraft in the program, following two earlier test articles that make up the Citation Ascend flight test fleet. Textron Aviation emphasized that the Citation Ascend was designed with customer feedback in mind, reflecting a desire for performance improvements alongside enhanced cabin comfort. When Textron Aviation launched the Citation Ascend at the EBACE convention in Geneva in 2023, the purchase price was announced as $16.725 million in 2023 dollars.