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Textron Aviation

Logo: Textron Aviation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American general aviation aircraft manufacturer

Textron Aviation Inc. is the general aviation business unit of the conglomerate Textron that was formed in March 2014 following the acquisition of Beech Holdings which included the Beechcraft and Hawker Aircraft businesses.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 2014Founded1

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Textron Aviation Inc. is the general aviation business unit of the conglomerate Textron that was formed in March 2014 following the acquisition of Beech Holdings which included the Beechcraft and Hawker Aircraft businesses.2

Corporate structure

Textron Aviation is part of a group headed by Textron. 132 entities, 25 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Textron Providence, Rhode Island, United States
    • Textron Aviation Wichita
      • Beechcraft Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • AAI Corporation Subsidiary · Hunt Valley
    • Cessna Subsidiary · Wichita
    • Lycoming Subsidiary · Williamsport
    • McCauley Propeller Systems Subsidiary · Wichita
    • Textron Marine & Land Systems Subsidiary · New Orleans
    • Bell Textron Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · 100% · Japan
    • AAI Services Corporation Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
    • Able Aerospace Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
    • Aeronautical Accessories LLC Subsidiary · Tennessee, United States
    • Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, LLC Subsidiary · Colorado, United States
    • Arctic Cat ACE Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Austria
    • Arctic Cat GmbH Subsidiary · Austria
    • Arkansas Aerospace, Inc. Subsidiary · Arkansas, United States
    • Avco Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • B/K Navigational Equipment sro Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Beech Aircraft Corporation Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Beechcraft Defense Support Holding, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Beechcraft Domestic Service Company Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Beechcraft International Holding LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Beechcraft International Service Company Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Beechcraft New Zealand Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • Bell Textron Asia (Pte.) Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Bell Textron Australia Pty Ltd. Subsidiary · Australia
    • Bell Textron Canada International Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • and 103 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Textron on Mar 2014.1

Products and brands

  • general aviation

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2014Acquired Beechcraft1
  2. Succeeded Beechcraft1
  3. Succeeded Cessna1
  4. Succeeded Hawker Beechcraft1

Timeline

  1. Mar 2014Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.4B 2017–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2017–2026: $1.4B in all. Federal contracts $1.4B.$0$200M$400M$600M2017 · Federal contracts: $8.7M20172018 · Federal contracts: $19.4M2019 · Federal contracts: $95.7M20192020 · Federal contracts: $66.7M2021 · Federal contracts: $12.1M20212022 · Federal contracts: $48.9M2023 · Federal contracts: $376.1M20232024 · Federal contracts: $515.0M2025 · Federal contracts: $112.1M20252026 · Federal contracts: $102.9M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$102.9M$102.9M
2025$112.1M$112.1M
2024$515.0M$515.0M
2023$376.1M$376.1M
2022$48.9M$48.9M
2021$12.1M$12.1M
2020$66.7M$66.7M
2019$95.7M$95.7M
2018$19.4M$19.4M
2017$8.7M$8.7M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2017–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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