Mon, Mar 28, 2011
Event To Be Held In Tampa In Late March
Cessna says it plans to unveil what it says will be the "new
star of its piston model line" in a ceremony in Tampa, later
today, March 28th. ANN will be there to bring you the
highlights, but the word is that Cessna is finally getting ready to
get solidly competitive with the highly regarded Corvalis
program.
Cessna has an exceptional opportunity to here to reinvigorate an
aircraft line that was once one of the few that gave the Cirrus
program a real run for its money before the company, then produced
under the Columbia banner in Bend OR, fell on hard times,
bankrupted, and was ultimately sold to the Wichita GA
manufacturing leader.
Now, though, the shoe seems to be on the other foot as Cirrus
has fallen on hard times as well, and is positioning itself to be
sold to a Chinese concern... much to the consternation of much of
the Cirrus community. Since taking the reins of the Cirrus empire
from an ousted Alan Klapmeier, the Cirrus program under
current CEO Brent Wouters, has fallen into disrepute and was
rumored to be on the verge of bankruptcy when the CAIGA purchase
proposal was announced. While Cirrus blames their hard times on the
extremely tough financial markets in force for the last couple of
years, others blame Cirrus's difficulties on mismanagement,
questionable corporate conduct, and less than honest business
practices that have harmed the company's rep and created great
hardship for vendors, customers, depositors and others.
A flyer announcing the unveiling ceremony sent to ANN indicates
that the unveiling will "mark a new era of technological
advancement for Cessna piston aircraft." The event will be held at
the Hyatt Regency in Tampa from 1900 - 2200.
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