Another Milestone In The Company's Long History

Cessna has delivered its 5000th single engine piston aircraft, a Skylane, since the restart of production in Independence, Kansas. This milestone took place only seven years after the delivery of the first Independence-built airplane. The 5,000th airplane was purchased by Mr. Karl Fillip of Alliance Equipment Leasing, LLC. Hill Aircraft and Leasing Corporation, a Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative (CSTAR) in Atlanta, was instrumental in the sale of the aircraft.

Cessna's current single engine piston aircraft product line includes the 172R Skyhawk, 172S Skyhawk SP, 182T Skylane, T182T Turbo Skylane, 206H Stationair, and T206H Turbo Stationair. In 2003, Cessna announced Garmin's new G1000 all-glass integrated avionics system [which totally ROCKS! --E-I-C] as a Nav III option on all Skylanes and Stationairs.

"When we restarted single engine piston aircraft production and delivered our first new airplane in 1997, we knew we were beginning an exciting journey," said Roger Whyte, Cessna's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We have built a new facility, trained a new workforce, and sold and delivered 5,000 airplanes in less than a decade. This commendable achievement is because of the hard work and dedication of the entire Cessna team." [Shown below: (L-R) are Karl Fillip (customer), Karl Fillip, Jr. and Brian Thimesch (CSTAR Hill Aircraft)]

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