FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany. (April 20, 2016) – Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc.
(NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that Turkey-based Segmen Flight
Academy, a subsidiary of Güneydoğu Havacılık (GDH), recently began
flight training operations after taking delivery of
five new Cessna Skyhawk 172
aircraft in 2015. These five Skyhawks are being used for primary flight
training, featuring the proven and dependable G1000 avionics system.
“Segmen Flight Academy is considered a
pioneer in bringing flight training to Turkey,” said Doug May, vice
president, Piston Aircraft. “With the help of our long-time Authorized
Sales Representative
in the region,
EMAIR Havacilik ve Ticaret AS (EMAIR), we look forward to providing
this flight academy with the ultimate training aircraft, the Cessna
Skyhawk, to continue growing the flight training market.”
Founded in 2015, Segmen Flight
Academy maintains its own airfield to provide flight training and
theoretical pilot training in cooperation with regional universities.
About the Cessna Skyhawk
The Skyhawk is the world standard for
pilot training and is renowned for offering the best combination of
modern features, including the G1000 avionics system and proven
dependability. The aircraft’s
high-wing design enables superior flying characteristics ideally suited
for pilot training. More Skyhawks have been delivered to customers
around the world than any other type of aircraft, with more than 45,000
in service since 1955.
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Cessna Skyhawk 172 Aerial
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About Textron Aviation Inc.
Textron Aviation Inc. is the
leading general aviation authority and home to the Beechcraft, Cessna
and Hawker brands, which account for more than half of all general
aviation aircraft
flying. The Textron Aviation companies include Cessna Aircraft Company
and Beechcraft Corporation, bringing together decades of unmatched
experience in designing, building and supporting airplanes. It provides
the most versatile and comprehensive general aviation
product portfolio in the world through five principal lines of
business: business jets, general aviation and special mission turboprop
aircraft, high performance piston aircraft, military trainer and defense
aircraft, and a complete global customer service
organization. Its broad range of products include such best-selling
aircraft as Citation and Hawker business jets, King Air and Caravan
turboprops and T-6 military trainer aircraft, all of which are backed by
the industry’s most capable global service network.
For more information, visit txtav.com.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a
multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft,
defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with
innovative solutions and services.
Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell
Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming,
E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For
more information visit: www.textron.com.
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