WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 18, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today delivered its first Model 162 Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft during a ceremony at Yingling Aircraft in Wichita, Kan. Yingling is one of three U.S. re-assembly facilities for the Skycatcher.

(December 16, 2009) -- Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has powered the Boeing 787 Dreamliner(tm) aircraft first flight in Seattle, Washington, USA. The aircraft was powered by Trent 1000 engines, the latest generation in the successful Trent family.

(Savannah, Ga., December 11, 2009) -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today announced that its newest business jet, the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250, has successfully completed its first flight. Gulfstream designed and built the super mid-size business jet in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv, Israel.

WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 14, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today recognized four Cessna Pilot Centers as the first training schools to gain approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 141 to use Cessna's new Sport/Private Pilot Course in their private pilot certificate training programs.