{"id":143116,"date":"2024-10-23T23:45:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/cessna-citation-cj4-gen3-first-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T23:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T13:45:15","slug":"cessna-citation-cj4-gen3-conducts-its-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=143116","title":{"rendered":"Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 Conducts Its First Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, October 21st, Textron Aviation revealed that one of its newest business jet variants, the <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/cessna\" >Cessna<\/a> Citation CJ4 Gen3, had conducted its maiden flight. The flight occurred in early October, but was not revealed until this week. This announcement came ahead of the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Conference &#038; Exhibition (BACE) in <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/las-vegas\/\" >Las Vegas<\/a>, Nevada, one of the largest business aviation conferences in the world. 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