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Cessna Aircraft Company

Founded in 1927, Cessna [1] is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of light and mid-size business jets, utility turboprops, and single engine piston aircraft. With more than 188,000 manufactured aircraft, Cessna has built more general aviation aircraft than any other company. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A., Cessna Aircraft Company employs about 15,200 people worldwide.

Citation Aircraft

Cessna's Citation business aviation leadership spans over 30 years. The Citation commercial jet fleet is the largest in the world. More than 4,000 Citations have logged over 16 million flight hours and are based in over 75 countries. Today, Cessna offers the most comprehensive line of business jets in the industry including the Citation Mustang, Citation CJ1+, Citation CJ2+, Citation CJ3, Citation CJ4, Citation Encore+, Citation XLS+, Citation Sovereign, and Citation X, the fastest business jet in the world.

Propeller Aircraft

Cessna has established the standard in the production of single and multi-engine propeller aircraft by delivering over 151,000 single engine piston, 16,000 multi-engines and 1,500 Caravan turboprop aircraft. The propeller aircraft produced today are the 172 Skyhawk, 172 Skyhawk SP, 182 Skylane, T182 Turbo Skylane, 206 Stationair, T206 Turbo Stationair, and the Caravan 675 and Grand Caravan, single-engine turboprop utility aircraft.

Customer Service

Commitment to customers extends beyond the design and manufacture of the highest-quality aircraft. Unsurpassed customer service is a hallmark of Cessna's success. The 10 company-owned Citation Service Centers are fully equipped facilities capable of meeting inspection, maintenance and service requirements for the entire Citation fleet. In addition, Cessna has strategically positioned more than 400 Authorized Service Stations in more than 18 countries to provide excellent propeller aircraft maintenance support.

[1] Cessna Aircraft Company ("Cessna") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. Cessna is a separate legal entity and is a member of the Textron family of companies.