Cessna's Citation CJ4 On Track for FAA Certification

(Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 2009) -- Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it is on track to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification on the Citation CJ4 by the end of the year.

"We're pleased with the progress we're making on the CJ4," said CJ4 Program Manager Norm Baker. "Structural certification is well underway including the completion of five lifetimes on the fatigue test article. Development testing has been progressing on schedule, and we expect to begin certification testing later this month."


"Production line flow has started with production units 003, 004, 005 and 006 in various stages of assembly," Baker said.

There are currently three aircraft that have accumulated more than 760 flight hours in the test and certification program.

Source : Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT)