On 2007-09-24 04:22:24 -0700, "Dan Luke" said:

From this morning's AVweb:

"Cessna is one of as many as three suitors for Columbia Aircraft, which has
been shopped around by the Malaysian government, its principal investors, for
about a year. Analysts say acquiring Columbia would give Cessna instant
penetration of the luxury touring market that it has all but surrendered to
Cirrus and the current incarnation of Columbia...Cessna's interest could be an
indication that its high-wing Next Generation Piston project has failed to
strike a chord with dealers and potential owners and it has decided to enter
the low-wing sweepstakes."

Wonder how Columbia owners would feel about being converted to Cessna owners.

I suppose the worst thing that could happen would be that Cessna would
decide that selling 50 copies of a $700,000 airplane a year is not
worth it, shut down the production line, and use the facility for a
distribution center and manufacturing plant for the Cessna NG.

The fact is, the Mustang has hogged all the production capability of
the Independence plant, leaving Cessna completely unable to meet the
demand for piston singles.
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