CITATIONAIR AND BARNSLEY GARDENS RESORT FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

5/24/2010

GREENWICH, CT., May 24, 2010 – CitationAir by Cessna today announced a strategic alliance with Barnsley Gardens Resort in the Blue Ridge foothills north of Atlanta, Georgia.  This new relationship will offer CitationAir customers special access to the unique resort, while Barnsley Gardens’ customers learn about the benefits of CitationAir’s business jet programs. 

“Our customers now have an exclusive opportunity to visit a truly unique place with their spouses and families,” said Woody Harford, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer of CitationAir. “At the same time, this gives us a great opportunity to expand our growing customer base from around the country and in the south.”

Starting in May, CitationAir will become Barnsley Gardens’ official business jet service provider. CitationAir customers will now have access to two special packages at the resort:  The Couple Escape geared to couples seeking a romantic getaway, and CitationAir Family Adventures, which includes a discount for access to the resort’s Estate Cottages and a variety of family oriented activities, including access to the resort’s most famous resident, “The Fairy Godmother.”

 “We are looking forward to working with CitationAir,” said Scott Mahr, General Manager of Barnsley Gardens Resort.  “They have a reputation built on superior customer service that mirrors our own.” 

To learn more about CitationAir’s strategic alliance with Barnsley Gardens please visit www.citationair.com. CitationAir
Founded in 2000, CitationAir is an industry leader offering individuals and businesses the advantages of business jet travel through its innovative programs, including Jet Card, Jet Shares, Jet Management and Corporate Solutions products.  CitationAir flies Cessna’s popular Citation aircraft exclusively—the Citation Bravo, Citation CJ3, Citation XLS, and Citation Sovereign—which are serviced and maintained by Cessna through its Citation Service Center network. CitationAir operates the youngest fleet in the air by the best pilots in the industry, while setting the standard for safety and unparalleled customer service. CitationAir’s parent company is Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron (NYSE: TXT) company. More information about CitationAir and its offerings are available at www.citationair.com.

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Cessna is the world’s leading general aviation company, based on unit sales, with five major lines of business: Citation business jets, Caravan single-engine turboprops, Cessna single-engine piston aircraft, aftermarket services and lift solutions by CitationAir. In 2009, Cessna delivered 754 aircraft, including 289 Citation business jets, and reported revenues of about $3.3 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, more than 192,000 Cessna airplanes have been delivered around the world, including more than 6,000 Citations, making it the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More information about Cessna Aircraft Company is available at www.cessna.com. Barnsley Gardens Resort
Behind Barnsley Gardens Resort’s storybook setting is a true story filled with as many twists and turns as a work of fiction. The original manor, called Woodlands, was an estate built by a man—Godfrey Barnsley—for the love of his life, his wife Julia. Godfrey Barnsley began construction on his Italianate villa in the 1840’s in the north Georgia foothills, on land that had once been inhabited by the Cherokee Indians. Both the home and its elaborate gardens were formed by the work of Andrew Jackson Downing, a pioneering landscape designer and proponent of Italianate and gothic revival architecture. Julia never saw the completed home, as she fell ill and passed away. Through the years, the estate has witnessed much history and intrigue, including the Civil War. Today, it emerges as an award-winning destination resort, welcoming guests into a uniquely historic landscape that still echoes with the vision of Godfrey Barnsley.

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