Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We're really down to the point where anything we do would mean carving into muscle, not just a little bit but a lot. We need to be careful and avoid any further staffing cuts to the extent that we can. The reality is that our success will be measured by whether we are able to produce airplanes profitably at smaller volumes."

Source: Bill King, vice president of business administration at Cirrus Aircraft. The planemaker advised employees last week that due to continuing slow sales to expect production reductions -- by scheduling fewer production days -- to keep pace with lower production demand.

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