Jet Edge International Becomes Extended Sales Team for CitationAir

Greenwich, CT, July 27, 2011 – CitationAir, a leader in private jet transportation solutions, today announced a new relationship with Jet Edge International, a California-based private aviation sales organization. Under the relationship, Jet Edge International will serve as an extended sales team for CitationAir in the Western United States & Canada region. The Jet Edge International leadership team previously worked for NetJets® and Marquis Jet®, as well as for several other private aviation companies.

“We’re thrilled to have enlisted Jet Edge International to assist with our Western region sales,” said Steve O’Neill, president of CitationAir. “The entire Jet Edge International team has an impressive amount of experience in the private aviation industry, and we are very pleased to be working with them to ensure that we extend our presence to reach new customers and provide them with the best travel solutions for their personal and business needs.”

Jet Edge International, founded by five veteran private aviation industry executives with more than three decades of jet card, fractional, charter, aircraft management, and whole aircraft sales experience, will offer CitationAir’s full suite of products to potential clients. The Jet Edge International team will assist each client in determining which CitationAir product options and aircraft are best able to satisfy a customer’s current needs and adapt to the client’s changing private aviation needs.

“As the private jet industry has evolved, customers demand flexibility, newer aircraft, superior operational standards, personalized service, financial security, and a diversified product offering with one phone call,” said Bill Papariella, president of Jet Edge International. “CitationAir has positioned itself extremely well to meet those client demands, and our executive team is excited to have joined with CitationAir to sell its exceptional products”.

Full bios for all Jet Edge International team members are included below.

NetJets® is a federally registered trademark that is exclusively licensed to NetJets Inc.

Marquis Jet® is a federally registered trademark of Marquis Jet Partners, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NetJets Inc.

About CitationAir

CitationAir is an industry leader offering individuals and businesses the advantages of private jet travel through its innovative programs, including Jet Card, Jet Access, Jet Shares, Jet Management and Corporate Solutions products. CitationAir flies Cessna’s popular Citation aircraft exclusively—the Citation CJ3, Citation XLS, Citation Sovereign and Citation X—which are serviced and maintained at the factory-level. CitationAir operates one of the youngest fleet of aircraft in the industry by highly trained pilots, setting the standard for superior customer service. CitationAir’s parent company is Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron (NYSE: TXT) company. More information about CitationAir and its offerings are available at www.citationair.com .