Cessna Citation Mustang Debuts in Columbus

Business Wire, Dec 18, 2006

WICHITA, Kan. -- The Cessna Citation Mustang, the world's first fully certified, new-generation entry level business jet, will make a stop in Columbus, Ga., on Dec. 20 to display the airplane to employees of Cessna's Columbus facility. Cessna employees in Columbus produce a number of major assemblies for the new jet, as well as a host of assemblies for the full line of Cessna business jets and single-engine piston aircraft.

Cessna Aircraft Company is a business unit of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT).

The media is invited to come view this new business jet. On hand will be Bill McKenzie, director of operations at the Cessna Columbus facility, and Jon Carr, project engineer for the Citation Mustang based at the company's headquarters in Wichita, Kans. Final assembly for the Citation Mustang is at the Cessna production facility in Independence, Kans.

Cessna's Columbus production facility employs more than 600 people and produces flight control surfaces and empennage assemblies for the Citation Mustang. The facility also produces major assemblies for other Cessna business jets including the entire line of Citation CJs, the Citation Sovereign and the Citation XLS/XLS . The facility produces major components for the Cessna 172, 182 and 206 - Cessna's line of single-engine piston aircraft. The Columbus facility also produces McCauley propellers for Cessna and a number of other aircraft manufacturers.

The Cessna Citation Mustang is the first of a new category of entry level business jets, commonly referred to as Very Light Jets (VLJ). The Citation Mustang won full FAA certification Sept. 8, and gained production certification in early December. The first customer delivery followed shortly thereafter.

The six-place Citation Mustang has a top speed of 340 knots (nearly 400 miles per hour), a range of 1,150 nautical miles (1,323 statute miles/2,130 km - NBAA IFR Reserves) and a service ceiling of 41,000 feet (12,500 m) - well suited for getting above most weather and commercial traffic for more efficient operations.

When:       Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, 11 a.m.
Where:      CSG Aviation at Columbus Metropolitan Airport
            3250 W Britt David Rd. Columbus, GA
            (706) 324-2453

Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2005, Cessna delivered 1,157 aircraft and reported revenues of about $3.5 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, more than 187,000 Cessna airplanes have been delivered to nearly every country in the world. The global fleet of more than 4,500 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More information about Cessna Aircraft Company is available at www.cessna.com.

Textron Inc. is a $10 billion multi-industry company operating in 33 countries with approximately 37,000 employees. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO and Greenlee, among others. More information is available at www.textron.com.