Press Release

Issued by Cessna Textron Aviation.

November 16, 2008

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today at the 2008 Middle East Business Aviation show (MEBA) in Dubai that it has delivered a second Citation Sovereign to Prestige Jet of Abu Dhabi. The company is also evaluating the possibility of adding a third Citation Sovereign to its fleet.

Since its launch in May 2007, Prestige Jet has rapidly grown into one of the Gulf's largest executive air charter operators. Having taken delivery of its first Citation Sovereign in 2007, the company this summer added a second Sovereign to its fleet.

"This year we have seen continued strong demand for our services, with our average aircraft utilization running 40 percent above forecast," said Prestige Jet's managing director Faris Deeb. "The addition of a further Citation Sovereign will enable us to offer our clients even more flexible VIP transport solutions."

Since the first delivery in late 2004, more than 220 Sovereigns have been delivered and the fleet has amassed more than 185,000 flight hours.

"The Citation Sovereign is a very popular model in the Middle East, as it is well suited to the region's needs," said Cessna's vice president for International Sales, Trevor Esling. "Its cabin size and comfort, ample stowage space, and high temperature performance combine to make it an easy choice for a mid-size business jet."

Certified for operations to 14,326 meters (47,000 feet), the Sovereign can take off from airfields as short as 1,109 meters (3,640 feet)* and has a range of 5,272 kilometers (2,847 nautical miles) and a maximum cruise speed of 848 kilometers per hour (458 knots true air speed/527 miles per hour).

*Max takeoff weight, sea level, ISA, balanced field length per FAR 25, 150 flaps