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Yingling gets FAA approval on Skycatcher

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 10:53 a.m.

Yingling Aviation announced Monday it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for work on Cessna Aircraft Co.’s Model 162 Skycatcher ...

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FAA approves Yingling for Skycatcher repair, inspection

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 9:51 a.m.

Yingling Aviation has become the first facility to receive Federal Aviation Administration approval to maintain, inspect and alter Cessna Aircraft's new Skycatcher, the company said today ... Yingling, the fixed-base operator at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, is also the assembly site for the light sport aircraft, the parts of which are manufactured in China ... "This means we can not only perform maintenance on the airplanes, we are approved to sign off on the repairs and return them to

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Cessna To Pause Mustang Line: 200 Workers Furloughed

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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:19 p.m.

Cessna is instituting rolling furloughs for 200 workers at its plant in Independence, Kan., ...

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Cessna pausing Mustang line

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Published June 8, 2010 at 1:55 p.m.

Cessna Aircraft Co. is instituting rolling furloughs for 200 workers at its plant in Independence, Kan., as the Wichita-based aircraft-maker wrestles with what it calls “a supplier issue” on its Mustang line ...

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Cessna completes buyout of CitationAir

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:08 a.m.

Cessna Aircraft Co. has completed its acquisition of Greenwich, Conn.-based CitationAir. The company, which provides jet cards, jet shares and aircraft management services, was founded in 2000 under the name CitationShares. It was formed through a joint venture between Cessna and TAG Aviation Holding SA ...

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Could Wichita be the Detroit of aircraft?

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Published Feb. 14, 2010 at 11:55 a.m.

Wichita's business jetmakers sometimes think about Detroit ... Not that many years ago, U.S. automakers weren't too concerned about emerging foreign competitors ... Productivity was poor, costs were out of control, and they became complacent, said Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton. Eventually, they lost their dominance ... Wichita, as the Air Capital of the World, can't be in denial that what happened in Detroit could never happen here, Pelton said ...

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Cessna CFO retiring

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.

Cessna Aircraft Co. announced Thursday that Mike Shonka, executive vice president and chief financial officer will retire Feb. 1. (TXT) ...

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Cessna Announces Senior Leadership Changes

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 12:51 p.m.

Cessna Aircraft Company today announced changes to its Senior Leadership Team ...

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Rose Pelton takes possession of Cessna's first SkyCatcher

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Published Dec. 29, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

WICHITA — She didn't take off or land — "It being my first lesson and all" — but Rose Pelton took possession of her new SkyCatcher Dec. 18 ... The wife of Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton says she's honored to be the owner of the first SkyCatcher off the line ... "She's flying great," Rose Pelton says of the plane ...

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Cessna: $1.1 billion deal in jeopardy

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Published Dec. 18, 2009 at 3:49 p.m.

Cessna Aircraft Co. is in “discussions with a large customer concerning the cancellation of about $1.1 billion of jets,” according to a news release from its parent company, Textron Inc. (TXT) ...

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