WICHITA, Kan., May 28, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for its flight instructor safety stand down, a first for any aircraft original equipment manufacturer (OEM). (more…)

WICHITA, Kan., May 28, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today its U.S. Citation Service Centers now accept Avfuel Charge Cards and Cessna Contract Fuel Cards from Avfuel Corp., the nation’s leading independent supplier of aviation fuels and services. (more…)

London, England, May 20, 2009 – London Executive Aviation, the leading UK-based private jet charter operator, predicts that greater activity in its aircraft management business and resilient charter demand for its large-cabin fleet will help it achieve a comparatively strong performance during the current recession.  In particular, the company expects to gain market share in aircraft management as smaller competitors succumb to economic pressures. (more…)

ZDNet reports that Twitter isn’t looking at advertising to answer the long-awaiting question about how it makes money from its 17 million users.  Instead, the talk is of tools under development that users might buy to enhance their experience.  Quite how this will keep step with the army of app developers out there is an interesting question, but good to see the business thinking laterally.  (more…)

Paris, France, 18 May 2009 – KDS, the European leader in on-demand Travel & Expense management systems, has launched a survey of business travellers around the world to determine the reasons for and benefits of business travel in the current economic climate. (more…)