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Cessna, CitationAir Support NBAA Haitian Relief Effort
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 15, 2010 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and CitationAir, a leader in fractional jet ownership, jet card membership and whole aircraft management, are supporting an effort by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to make available American business aircraft to the Haitian relief effort.
“We’ve turned our resources and customer contacts toward helping NBAA identify and mobilize the large fleet of business aircraft in America in support our nation’s relief efforts for our neighbors in Haiti,” said Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack J. Pelton.
In addition to identifying some of its own aircraft for the airlift, CitationAir is contributing its logistics expertise and facilities to the effort, according to CitationAir CEO Steve O’Neill.
Cessna owners, as well as owners of other business aircraft, are encouraged to contact NBAA if they wish to provide an aircraft to the relief effort: www.nbaa.org/news/2010/haiti/
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Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2008, Cessna delivered 1,301 aircraft, including 467 Citation business jets, and reported revenues of about $5.662 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, some 192,000 Cessna airplanes have been delivered around the world, including more than 6,000 Citations, making it the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More information about Cessna Aircraft Company is available at www.cessna.com.
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