WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 17, 2012 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said the Citation Ten prototype made its first flight today. The flight lasted more than two hours and included tests of stability and control, handling qualities, functional operations including the autopilot and autothrottle system, engine operability and avionics before landing at Wichita, Kan. Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) where Cessna’s main manufacturing facility is located. (more…)

Respondents predict non-travel related product sales will be pivotal

London, November 28, 2011: A new survey from Collinson Latitude, a global provider of incremental revenue and membership products, reveals many travel industry businesses anticipate a change in ancillary revenue strategies next year, with more emphasis on up-selling and cross-selling. (more…)

London, November 22, 2011: Collinson Latitude, a global provider of incremental revenue products, is calling on the travel industry to embrace evolving technologies and reignite their loyalty programmes. (more…)

London, November 17 2011: ICLP, the global leader in loyalty marketing, is calling on brands in all sectors to match the innovative thinking of top e-tailers or risk seeing their loyalty strategies become outdated and overlooked. (more…)

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11, 2011 — The National Aeronautic Association today presented a world speed record to Eric Norber for a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to London in July in a Cessna Citation CJ2+. The speed record — 2:48:14 — was over a recognized course for a jet aircraft between 3,000 and 6,000 kilograms (FAI code C, C-1, e, III). (more…)