Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Cessna Aircraft received an FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) certificate for the Citation Latitude, the Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer announced this week at EBACE. The TIA allows Cessna to begin accumulating flight hours that will apply toward certification.


Meanwhile, the first production Latitude has joined the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2014-04-15/citation-latitude-flying-through-test-trials">flight-test program</a>, and the wing of the second production unit has been mated to the fuselage. Cessna expects the second production Latitude to join the flight-test fleet this summer.


“All systems are performing as expected on the Citation Latitude prototype and first production aircraft, and we’re eager to continue the progress in this next stage of flight-testing,” said Cessna vice president for business jets Chris Hearne. “We have an aggressive certification program that is possible because the Citation Latitude uses proven Cessna technologies and mature systems.”


The Citation Latitude test program has logged more than 60 flights and 130 hours since <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2014-02-20/citation-latitude-enters-fast-track-flight-test-program">first flight</a> in February. FAA certification is on track for the second quarter of next year, according to Cessna.

Cessna Citation Latitude Receives TIA, First Production Aircraft Joins Test Fleet

The TIA allows Cessna to begin accumulating flight hours that will apply toward certification.

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