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Cessna Adds Flight Training Schools to Cessna Pilot Center Network
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 18, 2010 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has added seven flight training schools to its global network of more than 280 Cessna Pilot Centers (CPCs).
The newest members of the CPC network are:
- Air Associates of Missouri in St. Louis, Mo. (KSUS)
- Fly Carolina in Rock Hill, S.C. (KUZA)
- FreeFlight CDVA in Lokeren, Belgium (ANR/EBAW)
- Gulf Air Center in Gulf Shores, Ala. (KJKA)
- Gunner Aviation in Rancho Murieta, Calif. (KJKA)
- Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona Beach, Fla. (KDAB)
- Premier Flight Training in North Las Vegas, Nev. (KVGT)
CPCs are flight training affiliates that use the new Cessna Flight Training System and Cessna aircraft and offer customers an array of services including flight training.
“Expanding our CPC network is part of the company’s effort to make flying more accessible and to re-energize pilot training,” said Julie Filucci, Cessna CPC manager.
“Cessna’s newly developed flight training system, our range of stable training aircraft including the newly introduced 162 Skycatcher, and our large CPC network, make this training option a complete package for anyone who wants to learn to fly,” Filucci said.
More information can be found at www.cessnaflighttraining.com.
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Cessna is the world’s leading general aviation company, based on unit sales, with five major lines of business: Citation business jets, Caravan single-engine turboprops, Cessna single-engine piston aircraft, aftermarket services and lift solutions by CitationAir. In 2009, Cessna delivered 754 aircraft, including 289 Citation business jets, and reported revenues of about $3.3 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, more than 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.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, 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 Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems. More information is available at www.textron.com.
