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Cessna delivers first Citation Mustang for India debut

INDEPENDENCE, KAN., Oct. 29, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, delivered the first Citation Mustang destined for service in India. IRM Limited, one of the largest integrated travel and travel-related financial services company in India, took delivery of the best-selling Citation business jet during a ceremony at the Cessna delivery center …

Cessna wins Chinese charter order for Citation Mustangs

XI’AN, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA., Oct. 21, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is celebrating a landmark deal that will see Citation Mustangs being flown for charter services in China for the first time. Yunnan Ruifeng General Aviation Company is acquiring two Citation Mustangs to operate charter flights in China. The …

Cessna calls for volunteers to support Special Olympics Airlift

LAS VEGAS, Oct 21, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is organizing its seventh Citation Special Olympics Airlift (CSOA), a unique effort whose mission involves enlisting Citation jet owners to transport Special Olympics athletes and coaches from across the nation to the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games. Cessna launched the current …

Cessna Announces Major Order for 172 Skyhawk Aircraft

WICHITA, Kan., September 13, 2013– Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced an order for 79 Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft, one of the largest orders on record for the aircraft, at Moscow’s JetExpo 2013. Moscow-based ViraZH, plans to use the Skyhawks for training purposes at various flight schools throughout western Russia. The order …

Cessna Celebrates First International TTx Delivery

WICHITA, Kan., September 10, 2013– Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is celebrating the first international delivery of the new Cessna TTx, the world’s fastest commercially produced and certified fixed-gear single-engine aircraft, to a customer in Thailand. The TTx was certified in July and enters the global marketplace as Cessna’s all-composite aircraft designed …

Cessna – First Production Citation M2 Takes Flight

INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Aug 23, 2013– Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, celebrated as the first production unit of its newest business jet, the Citation M2, took its maiden flight out of the company’s Independence, Kan., facility. The M2 was announced in September of 2011 with a design driven by customer and pilot feedback. …

Key Leaders Assume New Roles at Cessna

WICHITA, Kan., Aug 7, 2013-Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced new leadership appointments positively impacting the company’s Citation business jets. Bob King has been named business leader for the Mustang, M2, CJ2+, CJ3 and CJ4 aircraft and Brian Rohloff has been named vice president of Quality. In his new role, King …

Cessna Internship Offers Participants Much More than Flight Time

Cessna Internship Offers Participants Much More than Flight Time OSHKOSH, Wis., July 29, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is in the final weeks of the 2013 Discover Flying Challenge (DFC), a unique summer internship program for seven aviation students, designed to generate awareness for partnered charitable organizations and general …

Cessna Offers Heat-Reflecting Paint for Turbo Stationair

OSHKOSH, Wis., July 29, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today debuted its new Night Sky edition of the Turbo Stationair at the 2013 Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual week-long exhibition – AirVenture. This limited edition of the Cessna Turbo Stationair features a black and red paint scheme which includes a …