VLJ Manufacturer News

WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 4, 2010 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the rollout of the 300th Citation Mustang at its assembly facility in Independence, Kan., less than three years after the first Mustang delivery in 2007.

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2, 2010 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it is set to deliver the first of five Citation Mustangs ordered by the Singapore Flying College in Australia to support its advanced training program.

Milestone jet is the sixth to join JetSuite’s fleet

São José dos Campos, February 1, 2010 – Embraer delivered the 100th Phenom 100 aircraft, last Friday, to JetSuite, a U.S.-based private jet charter company. The commemorative aircraft is the sixth delivered to this customer.

The Company will showcase two of its executive jets at the event

São José dos Campos, November 26, 2009 – Embraer and Lomex Aeronáutica, its authorized sales representative for Mexico, will attend the seventh International Aviation Trade Show & Convention (www.aeroexpo.com.mx), in Acapulco, Mexico, December 3-5.

Greensboro, North Carolina, November 17, 2009 – Honda Aircraft Company today launched “Operation Deep Appreciation” in support of U.S. service members stationed overseas. Honda and its associates are sending care packages to show their support and appreciation for U.S. service members on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. One package is being sent for approximately each Honda associate at the company’s Greensboro, North Carolina, campus.

DUBAI, November 16, 2009 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today at the Dubai Airshow the delivery of the first of four Citation Mustang business jets to the Egyptian Aviation Academy (EAA). The remaining three Mustangs in the order will also be delivered this month.

VERO BEACH, Fla., November 6, 2009 — Piper Aircraft today announced that Piper Chief Executive Kevin J. Gould will assume the company’s presidency effective December 1, 2009. In addition, three other Piper executives have been promoted to vice president positions and one to a senior director position.

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 5, 2009 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced at the annual Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association convention that it is nearing delivery of its 300th Citation Mustang.

ORLANDO, Fla. Oct. 19, 2009 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has delivered 241 Citation Mustangs since the aircraft entered service in April 2007. The entry-level business jet has found worldwide appeal with deliveries revealing a 60/40 domestic/international mix and a variety of field operations, including owner-operators, corporate flight departments as well as fleet sales to flight schools, charter companies and air-taxi operators.

October 21, 2009 - Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention significant milestone achievements for its HondaJet advanced light jet program, including the completion of major structural assemblies for the first conforming aircraft.