Cessna Names Van Bortel Aircraft a Caravan Authorized Sales Representative
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 18, 2011 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has expanded its affiliation with Van Bortel Aircraft, a long-time Cessna sales and service representative, to include sales of its Caravan line of turboprop aircraft.
Van Bortel Aircraft has sold Cessna aircraft exclusively since its founding by Howard G. Van Bortel in 1985 and became formally affiliated with Cessna in 1990. Based at Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) in Arlington, Texas, the company will serve as a Caravan Authorized Sales Representative for Texas and New Mexico. Van Bortel Aircraft also is a Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative for single-engine piston aircraft and a Cessna authorized single-engine, multi-engine and propjet service center.