Cessna Aircraft Selects Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion for Citation Columbus Business Jet

(Washington, D.C., February 6, 2008) -- Cessna Aircraft Company has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Pro Line Fusion(tm) avionics for Cessna's new Citation Columbus business jet, which is expected to debut in 2014. The announcement was made today at a press conference in Washington D.C.

"Rockwell Collins has a long-standing relationship with the Cessna Citation family through our Pro Line avionics solutions, and we are thrilled to continue this tradition on the Citation Columbus with our newest avionics offering," said Denny Helgeson, vice president and general manager of Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. "Pro Line Fusion will bring an unprecedented level of situational awareness, along with an intuitive graphical user interface allowing crews to more efficiently operate the Citation Columbus."

"Cessna's customers have been extremely pleased with Rockwell Collin's Pro Line 21 avionics system which is incorporated into most of our Citation family of business jets," said Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna. "Pro Line Fusion is representative of the next generation of avionics and I'm confident that our Citation Columbus customers will appreciate the sophistication and safety features that this new system offers."

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