Cessna's Newest Single-Engine Models Popular in Brazilian Market
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 13, 2008 -- Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has found immediate success in Brazil with the newest aircraft to join the best selling single-engine piston line in history.
Brazil is one of the top two international markets for the Model 162 SkyCatcher, the light sport aircraft that launched in July 2007 and will enter service in the second half of 2009.
Additionally, Cessna has already delivered a number of Model 350 and 400s to Brazilians, who have quickly embraced the high-performance, low-wing composite aircraft that joined the company's product line when Cessna acquired certain assets of the Bend, Ore., operation in December 2007.
The Cessna 400 - the fastest fixed-gear single-engine piston aircraft on the market - is on display through Aug. 16 at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition. Also representing Cessna's single-engine piston aircraft is a six-place Cessna 206 Stationair.
"The combination of comfort, range and speed in the Cessna 350 and 400 models is ideal for the Brazilian business traveler," said Bob Gibbs, Cessna's director, International Sales, single-engine aircraft. "Another trend we are seeing is Brazilians finding that the Stationair offers the speed and volume of our Cessna 210, which has always been extremely popular in Brazil. The response here to the SkyCatcher has been impressive, as well, making this and Germany the top two international markets for the light sport aircraft."
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