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PART I
Item 1. Business
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to
provide customers with innovative products and services around the world. We have approximately 32,000 employees worldwide.
Textron Inc. was founded in 1923 and reincorporated in Delaware on July 31, 1967. Unless otherwise indicated, references to
“Textron Inc.,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to Textron Inc. and its
consolidated subsidiaries.
We conduct our business through five operating segments: Cessna, Bell, Textron Systems and Industrial, which represent our
manufacturing businesses, and Finance, which represents our finance business. A description of the business of each of our
segments is set forth below. Our business segments include operations that are unincorporated divisions of Textron Inc. and others
that are separately incorporated subsidiaries. Financial information by business segment and geographic area appears in Note 17
to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 82 through 84 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following description
of our business should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” on pages 19 through 40 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Information included in this Annual Report on Form
10-K refers to our continuing businesses unless otherwise indicated.
Cessna Segment
Cessna is the world’s leading general aviation company based on unit sales with two principal lines of business: Aircraft sales and
aftermarket services. Aircraft sales include Citation jets, Caravan single-engine utility turboprops, single-engine piston aircraft
and lift solutions by CitationAir. Aftermarket services include parts, maintenance, inspection and repair services. Revenues in the
Cessna segment accounted for approximately 26%, 24% and 32% of our total revenues in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Revenues for Cessna’s principal lines of business were as follows:
(In millions)
2011
2010
2009
Aircraft sales
$ 2,263
$ 1,896
$ 2,733
Aftermarket
727
667
587
$ 2,990
$ 2,563
$ 3,320
The family of jets currently produced by Cessna includes the Mustang, Citation CJ2+, Citation CJ3, Citation CJ4, Citation XLS+,
Citation Sovereign and Citation X. Deliveries of the new Citation TEN model, with updated design and performance from the
Citation X, are expected to begin in the second half of 2013. In addition, Cessna announced two new aircraft in 2011: the Citation
M2 and the Citation Latitude. The Citation M2 is positioned between the Mustang and the CJ2+ and is expected to receive Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and begin deliveries in 2013. The Citation Latitude is positioned between the
Citation XLS+ and the Sovereign and is expected to receive FAA certification and enter into service in 2015.
The Cessna Caravan is the world’s best-selling utility turboprop. Caravans are offered in four models: the Grand Caravan, the
Super Cargomaster, the Caravan 675 and the Caravan Amphibian. Caravans are used in the United States primarily for overnight
express package shipments and for personal transportation. International uses of Caravans include humanitarian flights, tourism
and freight transport. Cessna offers eight models in its single-engine piston product line, which include the two-place Skycatcher,
the four-place Skyhawk, Skyhawk SP, Skylane and Turbo Skylane, the six-place Stationair and Turbo Stationair and the Corvalis
TTX, deliveries of which are expected to begin in 2012.
The Citation family of aircraft currently is supported by 10 Citation Service Centers owned or operated by Cessna or co-located
with Bell Helicopter, along with authorized independent service stations and centers located in more than 27 countries throughout
the world. Cessna-owned Service Centers provide customers with 24-hour service and maintenance. Cessna also provides
around-the-clock parts support for Citation aircraft. Cessna recently developed an array of service options for Citation aircraft,
known as SERVICEDIRECT®, which delivers service capabilities directly to customer locations, including a Mobile Service Unit
fleet of 16 vehicles in North America and two in Europe. Cessna Caravan and single-engine piston customers receive product
support through independently owned service stations and around-the-clock parts support through Cessna.
Cessna markets its products worldwide through its own sales force, as well as through a network of authorized independent sales
representatives, depending upon the product line. Cessna has several competitors domestically and internationally in various
market segments. Cessna’s aircraft compete with other aircraft that vary in size, speed, range, capacity and handling
characteristics on the basis of price, product quality and reliability, product support and reputation.
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2 Textron Inc. Annual Report • 2011