Recent Milestones for Cessna’s Citation Business Jet Programs

Farnborough, England, July 17, 2006 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a unit of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), has reached the following milestones in its business jet programs:

Mustang – With more than 1,400 flight hours and 850 flights, the Mustang program continues to move toward certification later this year. Mustang training will begin at the FlightSafety Cessna Learning Center in Wichita, Kan., in the fourth quarter of 2006. Training will be made available in Farnborough, UK, in the second quarter of 2007.

Citation CJ1+ – Customer deliveries started in December 2005, and the fleet is showing strong growth with 20 aircraft already flying. The CJ1+ received European Aviation Safety Agency certification March 13. The 2005 U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification for the CJ1+ was awarded in just over 200 flights and 400 flight hours, spanning eleven months. The Citation CJ1+ is the successor to Cessna’s CitationJet and Citation CJ1 fleet, which exceeds 575 aircraft and has logged more than 1 million flight hours.

Citation CJ2+ – The CJ2+ earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification July 10. The CJ2+ received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification in just over 80 flights and 190 flight hours in October 2005, with first customer deliveries in April. Maximum payload for the CJ2+ was increased by 350 pounds over the CJ2. Among many performance enhancements, the CJ2+ has the ability to direct climb to 45,000 feet in 28 minutes at maximum takeoff weight, and uses less runway at maximum weight limits, taking off in 3,360 feet and landing in less than 3,000 feet.

Citation CJ3 – The CJ3 earned EASA certification June 16. Nearly 100 aircraft have joined the worldwide fleet. The CJ3 includes the same avionics and performance advancements as the CJ2+, with a 24-inch length increase in the passenger cabin, as compared to the CJ2+.

Citation Bravo – The last Bravo is on the production line preparing to enter service this fall. With nearly a decade of production, the Bravo fleet includes 337 aircraft. The Bravo is the successor of the Citation II. As with all of its legacy aircraft, Cessna will continue its support of the Bravo fleet through its business jet service network, the largest such network in the world.

Citation Encore+ – The Encore+ continues on its path toward certification in the early fourth quarter of this year. Since the first flight this spring, the two aircraft in certification flying have surpassed 250 hours. First customer deliveries are on track for first quarter 2007. The Encore+ succeeds the Encore, offering dual-channel Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) engines with 3,400 pounds of thrust and the most advanced avionics suite in its class, the Collins Pro Line 21. Full fuel payload increased 300 pounds over the Encore.

Citation XLS – The 500th XL/XLS was delivered to European Flight Service AB, the largest jet charter operator in Sweden, on June 27. Since the first Cessna Citation XL was delivered in 1998, more Citation XL and XLS aircraft have been delivered than any other corporate business jet in the world. Currently, there are 68 XL/XLS aircraft operating in Europe, making it the company’s second largest market for this airplane. The XLS is well-suited for European flying because of its stand-up cabin, ability fly non-stop to most European countries, short field performance and low operating cost.

Citation Sovereign – Since its entry into service in September 2004, the fleet of Sovereigns has grown to nearly 80 aircraft, surpassing 300,000 fleet hours. To further enhance the operational ability of the Sovereign, the maximum ramp weight and takeoff weight will increase by 300 pounds at no cost to operators and no modification required. Category II approach and Steep Approach certification were recently completed. This allows operators with the proper letter of authorization (LOA), to use London City airport.

Citation X – The world’s fastest civil aircraft has nearly 260 aircraft in its fleet and more than 813,000 fleet hours.