Yingling Aviation Appointed as a Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 22, 2011 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the addition of Yingling Aviation of Wichita, Kan., as a Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative for single-engine piston aircraft.
A CSTAR is authorized to sell new Skycatcher, Skyhawk, Skylane, Stationair and Corvalis aircraft.
"Yingling Aviation has been providing service and maintenance on Cessna aircraft throughout our history and this revival of our sales relationship is a logical step for us," said Lynn Nichols, Yingling's president. "We're confident that this will expand business opportunities for both companies."
A full general aviation services provider at Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Yingling Aviation has been affiliated with Cessna since 1946. In addition to its new role as a CSTAR, Yingling also is a Cessna authorized single-engine, multi-engine and propjet service center, the largest independent Cessna parts supplier in the world, a Cessna Pilot Center and a Cessna Skycatcher reassembly facility.
"Yingling has accumulated an impressive series of successes in virtually every area of their business during the past 10 years," said Mark Paolucci, Cessna's senior vice president of Sales and Marketing. "They're bringing that reputation and track record back to the ranks of authorized Cessna sales representatives and their presence in this region adds another outstanding source for Cessna products in the middle of the country."
Yingling's CSTAR territory covers Kansas, excluding the Kansas City area, and is shared by Midwest Corporate Aviation Aircraft Sales LLC