1. Cessna Employees rally and raise funds for wounded Veterans mission

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, donated $25,000 on behalf of Cessna employees to benefit the Veterans Airlift Command today at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla. The Veterans Airlift Command (...

  2. Cessna Signs Grand Caravan Deal with Russia's GTLK

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is celebrating an order for 15 Grand Caravans from Russian state transport leasing company Gosudarstvennaya Transportnaya Lizingovaya Kompaniya (GTLK).

  3. Cessna Enforcer Program: New Approach for Aerial Law Enforcement

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla., a program to market aerial law enforcement platforms that are more affordable, effective and simpler to i...

  4. Cessna Sees High Asian Interest in Citation Latitude

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) the company is seeing high levels of interest from Asia around the planned game-changing mid-size business jet, ...

  5. New Traffic Alert System helps aircraft see & be seen

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company announced today at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla., that the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane, and 206 Stationair year 2012 models will now come equipped with ...

  6. Cessna Corvalis TTX Moving Ahead

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company announced today at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla., that line flow has commenced for the Cessna Corvalis TTX. The TTX is a high-performance, single-pilot luxu...

  7. Cessna Connects in the Clouds

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, introduced a custom-designed interactive online portal today at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla. Cessna ConnectTM is a customized, cloud-based program that pr...

  8. Hawker Beechcraft Joins the World Economic Forum’s Community of Global Growth Companies

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    March 27, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced that it has been admitted into the World Economic Forum’s Community of Global Growth Companies (GGC). Joining the GGC’s membership base of more than 300 companies from over 60 countries recognize...

  9. Hawker 125 Series Commemorates 50 Years at the Forefront of Aviation Evolution

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    March 27, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced this year marks the 50th anniversary of its Hawker 125 midsize business jet series. The Hawker 125 – one of the world’s first business jets – completed its maiden flight on Aug. 13, 1962, in the ...

  10. Hawker Beechcraft Special Mission King Air 350ER is Well-Received Around the World

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    March 27, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced its Special Mission King Air 350ER demonstrator aircraft has earned high marks during its special mission tour, which began in Bahrain in January and will continue into early April when it return...

  11. Cessna Strengthens Presence in China to Support General Aviation Growth

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    March 27, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is strengthening its presence in China to support the growth of general and business aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

  12. Hawker Beechcraft Achieves Key Milestones in Development of Hawker 400XPR Upgrade Program

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    March 27, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) today announced two major milestones in the development of the Hawker 400XPR factory-direct upgrade program. First, it has mounted the first Williams International FJ44-4A-32 engines to the Hawker 40...

  13. Hawker Beechcraft Receives Orders for King Air C90GTx Aircraft from Two Chinese Aviation Colleges

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    March 26, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced recent orders for three Beechcraft King Air C90GTx turboprops from two aviation colleges in China. The Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC) has purchased two aircraft and the Xinjiang Tianxi...

  14. Hawker Beechcraft Celebrates 80th Anniversary

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    March 26, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC), a world-leading manufacturer of business, special mission, light attack and trainer aircraft, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1932, the company has charted an innovative path th...

  15. Cessna and AVIC Join Forces to Develop General and Business Aviation in China

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    March 23, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) are signing two strategic agreements to jointly develop general and business aviation in the People’s Republic of China. The agreements ...

  16. Hawker Beechcraft to Display Five Aircraft at FIDAE 2012

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    March 22, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it is participating in the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) from March 27-April 1 at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) in Santiago, Chile. The company, along with its repr...

  17. Beechcraft Bonanza G36 to Debut New Interior Package at 2012 Sun ’n Fun Fly-In Alongside Entire Beechcraft Lineup

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    March 22, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it will feature its entire Beechcraft product lineup at the 2012 Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo March 27–April 1 in Lakeland, Fla. The display at booth MD7-B/MD8-A at the Lakeland Linde...

  18. Hawker Beechcraft Expects China and India to Continue Driving Demand for Business Aviation in Asia

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    March 22, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it continues to see strong long-term growth prospects for business aviation across Asia and has identified it as a key growth market for the coming decade. This viewpoint is supported by new rese...

  19. Beechcraft AT-6 Becomes First Fixed-Wing Aircraft to Employ Laser Guided Rockets

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    March 14, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced its AT-6 Light Attack aircraft has successfully employed laser-guided rockets during recent test sorties at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. In January, the AT-6 became the very first fixed-...

  20. Cessna's New Citation M2 Makes First Flight Today

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    March 9, 2012 -     Cessna's new Citation M2, announced less than six months ago, made its first prototype flight today. The flight lasted a little more than an hour and a half and included tests of the avionics system, autopilot, engine system, aircraft systems and ...

  21. Hawker Beechcraft Encouraged by Market Leadership, Growth Potential in India

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    March 9, 2012 -     As Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) prepares for the India Aviation exhibit March 14-18 in Hyderabad, the company said today that it continues to lead the market for aircraft delivered into India over the last decade. Industry data shows that m...

  22. Hawker Beechcraft Services Opens Piston-Focused Facility at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport

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    March 8, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) today announced it will open a new satellite Hawker Beechcraft Services maintenance facility at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Atlanta this month. This new facility, which opens on March 12, will ...

  23. Hawker Beechcraft Capitalizes on Expanding Market in Brazil

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    March 2, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) said today that Brazil has become a leading market for the company’s entire product line, and as the business jet population here flourishes into one of the largest in the world, so too grows the Hawker Beechcra...

  24. Hawker Beechcraft Commends U.S. Air Force Decision to Reverse LAS Contract Award

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    February 28, 2012 -     Hawker Beechcraft today received notice that the U.S. Air Force will set aside the contract previously awarded to Sierra Nevada/Embraer for the Afghanistan Light Air Support (LAS) competition, effective March 2, 2012, and reinstate Hawker Beechcra...

  25. Cessna Expands Sales Leadership to Market Its Family of Products Around the World

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    February 28, 2012 -     Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced it is expanding the structure of its sales leadership team to better position the company to serve the needs of customers in emerging and established markets.