Textron Aviation Delivers 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 Jet Marking Two Decades of Success
On August 17, 2026, Textron Aviation announced that its Cessna subsidiary has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft. The milestone was achieved with the delivery of a Citation CJ4 Gen2 aircraft to a customer in the Philippines. The Citation CJ4 series is a family of light executive jets which was launched in 2006, first flew in 2008 and has since become one of the best-selling families of private jets. Textron Aviation is currently delivering around 30 CJ4s per year. It has been slightly more than three years since the 400 th Cessna CJ4 delivery in April 2023, to US industrial conglomerate Koch Holdings. Textron Aviation is already working on the next iteration of this aircraft, the Citation CJ4 Gen3, which will feature Garmin G3000 PRIME avionics and the Garmin Emergency Autoland safety system. "The Citation CJ4 has set the standard in its class for more than a decade, and with the Citation CJ4 Gen2 and the upcoming Citation CJ4 Gen3, we're continuing to invest in the innovation, technology and capabilities our customers value most," Lannie O'Bannion, Textron Senior Vice President for Sales & Marketing, said in a press release announcing the 500 th aircraft delivery. This latest and largest version of the Citation CJ4 series (the previous ones being the CJ4 base model and the Gen2 version), which will also be able to carry up to nine passengers and two pilots, is currently undergoing flight testing and is expected to receive type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the end of 2026. RELATED New Cessna Citation launch customer confirmed, first test flight triumph: video