Wichita, Kan., March 12, 2007 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Winglet Technology, LLC have agreed to collaborate on the latter’s patented Elliptical Winglet design for retrofit on Cessna’s Citation X business jet.

Elliptical Winglets, which are designed to increase range and increase payload on high/hot departures, will be installed and flown on a Cessna Citation X test aircraft this summer.

Cessna and Winglet Technology plan to announce details on the expected performance benefits and planned availability later this year.

“We are looking forward to working with Cessna on what we believe will be a significant performance enhancement for the Citation X,” noted Bob Kiser, President of Winglet Technology.

“As with any new technology, we look foremost at how it will benefit the operator, so we are looking forward to working with Winglet Technology on this project,” said David Brant, Cessna Senior Vice President, Product Engineering.

Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2006, Cessna delivered 1,239 aircraft, including 307 Citation business jets, and reported revenues of about $4.2 billion and a backlog of $8.5 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, more than 189,000 Cessna airplanes have been delivered to nearly every country in the world. The global fleet of almost 5,000 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More information about Cessna Aircraft Company is available at www.cessna.com.

Winglet Technology designs and markets its patented Elliptical Winglets for business jets and transport category aircraft. The company is located at 8200 East 34th Street North, Suite 1410, Wichita, Kansas 67207.

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