First flight of aircraft No 3 set for spring 2007

Grob Aerospace confirmed today that the spn , test aircraft No 3 remains on schedule for first flight during the second quarter of 2007. Furthermore, test aircraft No 4 will be added to the flight test program and will be fitted with a full interior by September 2007. Additionally the first serial production aircraft will be built at Grob’s manufacturing facilities in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, to join the flight test program.

Company mourns loss of Chief Test Pilot Gérard Guillaumaud

It is with deep regret and sincere condolences that Grob Aerospace must report the loss of its Chief Test Pilot, Captain Gérard Guillaumaud.

Captain Guillaumaud, aged 45, was performing a demonstration flight aboard the spn test aircraft D-CGSP. This was the second flight of the day for this aircraft. The accident occurred shortly after he took off from the manufacturer’s Mattsies-Tussenhausen, German facility on Wednesday 29 November at 1315 local time. He was the sole person on board.

Gains FAA Production Certificate

Wichita, Kan., November 22, 2006 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today delivered its first Citation Mustang business jet following award by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the production certificate (PC) for the aircraft’s Independence, Kan., assembly line.