Article: Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - North America.(Company overview)

Oct 25, 2009

The worst is over for business aviation after a "brutal" 12 months since the last NBBA show, but recovery in 2010 will be slow, according to Cessna chief executive Jack Pelton. The sector's biggest manufacturer by volume has been one of the worst hit, shedding half of its 16,000 employees this year and dropping output from a planned 500-plus aircraft to fewer than 300. Production next year will fall further. However, Pelton said the cuts had been necessary and had equipped the Wichita-based company to operate profitably and match output to demand for the next two years. Oct 20, 2009

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