Takes Orders For 74 Aircraft In Asia-Pacific Region

Cessna tells ANN the Wichita-based planemaker completed a successful visit to the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition Forum 2008 on February 14 in Hong Kong, and the Singapore Airshow the following week, by wrapping up orders for 74 aircraft -- with an estimated value of more than $219 million.

Cessna announced several agreements that were finalized in time for the Singapore Airshow: private aviation services provider BJETS placed an order for 20 Citation CJ2+ business jets worth approximately $150 million; India-based Chimes Aviation ordered 11 Skyhawk 172Rs and nine Skyhawk turbo-diesel models; and Susi Air of Indonesia ordered six Grand Caravan 208Bs.

On top of those orders, Cessna officials returned to Wichita with purchase agreements for an additional 17 single-engine pistons, nine Caravan turboprop aircraft and two Citation business jets. The orders span the company's product line, from the Citation X to the new Skyhawk turbodiesel model.

Cessna states the newly-ordered aircraft are destined for Australia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea and other locations throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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