FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, April 8, 2010 - Officials at Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, remain optimistic, but cautious about the predicted rebound in general aviation’s piston segment.

(Teterboro, New Jersey,  April 7, 2010) – On March 24, Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon business jet (Falcon 7X, s/n 85) with Honeywell’s new MCS 7120 Swift Broadband Communications Gateway. The product provides a fully integrated wired and wireless cabin communication system and high speed global connectivity via the Inmarsat I4 Satellite Network. The aircraft is the first business jet in the industry capable of providing fully-managed end-to-end VoIP telephony services over the Swift Broadband network. Managed VoIP services deliver significantly higher quality audio performance because of dedicated bandwidth to each call, assuring excellent audio fidelity.

SAVANNAH, Ga., March 25, 2010 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that a second large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250 completed its first flight. Gulfstream, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designed and built the super mid-size business jet in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv, Israel.

(Teterboro, New Jersey, March 19, 2010) -- Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon 7X to mainland China on March 5th. Two more will be delivered to mainland China by the end of this month.

"This is a significant milestone for the Falcon 7X program and Dassault. The time has arrived for China to emerge as a strong market for business aviation," said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon. "In anticipation of this growth, Dassault has increased customer support significantly and increased marketing activity throughout China and Asia." Last month, Dassault delivered the first Falcon 7X to India.