Cessna Citation Mustang Fleet Reaches 100
(Independence, KS., August 20, 2008) -- Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, delivered Citation Mustang unit 100 today during a ceremony at the company's manufacturing facility in southeast Kansas.
The commemorative Mustang is owned and operated by long-time customer Supap Puranitee, a businessman based in Thailand. Puranitee put a deposit down on the Mustang on the same day the entry level jet program was unveiled at the 2002 National Business Aviation Association meeting and convention.
"After seeing this fantastic looking airplane unveiled, I immediately placed a deposit. That same year I had the opportunity to take delivery of the 1,000th Grand Caravan, so I requested that I receive the 100th Mustang," Supap Puranitee said. "I enjoy a wonderful relationship with Cessna employees, and I consider them to be extended family. Already in 2008, I have received two new Cessna 172s that I am going to use to give private flying lessons."
The first retail Citation Mustang entered service in April 2007, and Cessna delivered 45 Mustangs in 2007. The company expects to deliver a total of 100 Mustangs by the end of 2008, and next year Cessna plans to reach a full production rate of about 150 aircraft per year.
"It's fitting that this special aircraft go to a loyal, international customer; about three of every five Mustangs are going to customers based outside the U.S.," said Roger Whyte, Cessna's senior vice president, Sales & Marketing. "Delivering the 100th Mustang is wonderful for everyone at Cessna who has worked on this program, but even more gratifying is the market response and positive customer feedback. Orders have surpassed 500 and are coming not only from owners/operators but flight schools and large-fleet air charter and air taxi operators."
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