Seattle, WA, USA--(Jobwerx News)--Partnership provides aircraft operators with a simple and dependable management program of aircraft and engine maintenance costs.

Cessna Aircraft Company is a subsidiary of Textron Inc., in cooperation with Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp (P&WC), proudly introduces PowerAdvantage Plus (PA+) into its family of cost of operations programs; each of which is designed to provide Citation operators with simple, efficient, predictable and dependable management of aircraft and engine maintenance costs. PA+ is a new guaranteed engine maintenance cost program and represents Cessna's continued commitment to assisting Citation customers in minimizing and managing their cost of operations.

"The Cessna and P&WC partnership represents the best qualified, and most committed source, to provide Citation operators with the quality, reliability and value they expect in support of their aircraft and engines," said Jack Stiffler, Vice President Citation Parts Distribution. Cessna currently manages nearly 1100 Citations in their ProParts, PowerAdvantage, ProNav and AuxAdvantage cost of operations programs. PA+ is yet another example of the industry leading, innovative solutions provided to Citation operators by Citation Parts Distribution (CPD).

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., based in Longueuil, Quebec, is a world leader in aviation engines powering business and regional aircraft, and helicopters. The company also offers advanced engines for industrial applications. P&WC's operations and service network span the globe. P&WC is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, a high-technology company based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Cessna will manage Citations Bravo, Encore, Excel, Sovereign and Mustang and their respective P&WC power plants, the PW530A, PW535A, PW306C and PW615F, upon enrollment into the new PowerAdvantage Plus program; with any engine repair or overhaul maintenance, being conducted in P&WC facilities utilizing original P&WC parts.

In Canada, P&WC ranks first in R&D investment in the aerospace sector and ranks second in overall R&D investments in the private sector.

Cessna Aircraft Company manufactures the most complete line of aircraft in the world. From Citation business jets, to freight- and passenger-hauling utility Caravans, to personal and small-business Single Engine Pistons.