Training Begins at FlightSafety

Wichita, Kan., April 3, 2007 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:  TXT) company, this week inaugurated the Citation Mustang training program at FlightSafety International’s Wichita, Kansas Learning Center.

April, 4 2007 - Boeing researchers and industry partners, including Diamond Aircraft, plan to conduct experimental flight tests this year of a manned airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries, in an effort to develop environmentally progressive technologies for aerospace applications.

New era in aviation kicks off with arrival of first VLJs for use in commercial fleet operations

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — March 31, 2007 — Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the world’s first very light jet (VLJ), today announced the delivery of three Eclipse 500 aircraft to DayJet at the Eclipse headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. DayJet is Eclipse Aviation’s largest customer with firm orders for 239 Eclipse 500s and options for an additional 70 aircraft over the next two years. The company, which is the first commercial jet service to take delivery of a VLJ, will offer point-to-point “Per-Seat, On-Demand” services to regional communities.

Fuselage and wing completed; engines ready to be mounted

São José dos Campos, March 29, 2007 - Embraer reports that the first Phenom 100 fuselage and wing have been completed at the Company’s Botucatu plant, in outstate São Paulo. The aircraft is now at the São José dos Campos facility for wing-fuselage mating and final assembly. The two PW617 Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, to be installed in April, have
also been received by Embraer.