Press Release

Issued by Cessna Textron Aviation.

May 16, 2011

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition that it will deliver this year three 208B Grand Caravan aircraft to an unnamed Vicenza, Italy-based commercial aircraft operator. The Caravans will augment the operator's global helicopter fleet operation.

"In the past 12 months, we've seen a very strong interest in the Cessna Caravan in Italy," said Pana Poulios, Cessna's European sales director. "The Caravan fits very well in the European geography and the customers appreciate the roomy cabin and its comfortable ride. The low operating costs together with its high reliability and dispatch rates make the Caravan a great working platform."

The model 208, with more than 11 million flight hours in the fleet, is Cessna's popular single-engine turboprop used worldwide for passenger, VIP and cargo missions, to name a few. The Model 172 Skyhawk is the most-produced aircraft model in history with more than 42,000 produced and the world's most popular training and utility piston single.