VLJ Industry News

Wichita, Kan., February 28, 2007 – Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack J. Pelton last week gave his perspective of trends in general aviation in a speech at the Business Plus Speaker Series at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo.

Cessna is a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company.

Washington, DC, September 28, 2006 – Appearing today before the Senate Commerce Aviation Subcommittee, leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) industry gave testimony on the introduction of very light jets (VLJs) into the national airspace system.

MicroJet Market Will Be Worth Over $2.5 Billion Over The Next Five Years

Cheltenham, September 15, 2006 - The very light business jet aircraft market will be worth $2.52 billion and will see the delivery of 1,403 aircraft between 2007 and 2011, according to a new study on the very light business jet (VLBJ)- or microjet - market by global aviation consultants PMI Media Ltd.

VLJ's and Others Expected to Generate Growth in North American Ground-based Flight Simulators and Simulation Solutions Market

PALO ALTO, Calif. – September 14, 2006 – Even as rising fuel costs and turbulent airline profits have decreased demand for ground-based flight simulation solutions, the entry of very light jets (VLJs) and wide and narrow-body aircraft such as Boeing 787 and Airbus 380 in North America will regenerate opportunities for comprehensive, integrated flight simulators and simulation solutions for airlines and operators.

OSHKOSH, WI – A new fleet of small-sized jet aircraft are one step closer to changing the way thousands of travelers fly now that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Eclipse Aviation’s new Eclipse 500 aircraft a Provisional Type Certificate, Acting Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino announced today.