Paris, France, April 28, 2009 – According to a poll of corporate travel managers and business travelers on the rapidly-spreading swine flu epidemic, only a third of companies have formally communicated with their employees about travel in light of the outbreak. (more…)

WICHITA, Kan., April 23, 2009 – A Cessna Citation XLS landed and took off earlier this year at Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX/ZUBD) in Tibet, demonstrating the aircraft’s capability to operate at the world’s highest airport at 14,219 feet (4,334 meters). The Citation XLS is a product of Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. (more…)

Paris, France, April 21, 2009 – To meet the expectations of the iPhone generation, corporate Travel and Expense (T&E) systems have to offer a new wave of optimized mobile applications, says KDS, Europe’s online T&E market leader.  Its comments reflect a recent survey of the influential KDS User Group, 95% of whose members say they want mobile access to travel bookings, and follow a recent strengthening of the company’s mobile application development programme. (more…)

LAKELAND, Fla., April 21, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla. that access to a new program from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) to help fund pilot training is now available though its national network of more than 275 Cessna Pilot Centers (CPC). (more…)

LAKELAND, Fla., April 21, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the option to order a new Skyhawk with the Crew/Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) training seat. A Skyhawk with the CRM configuration is on display at Cessna’s exhibit at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla. (more…)