Earlier this week at a Cessna Citation owners conference in Wichita, Cessna President and CEO Scott Ernest responded to a blog in Tuesday’s Flying eNews entitled “Cessna CJ Hiatus: End of the Niche Jet.” The article wondered what Cessna’s slowdown in Citation production, announced earlier in the week, might mean in the long run for the company’s place as light jet leader. In his remarks, Ernest sent what he called a “strong message” that Cessna is not cutting back on its light jet commitment but is simply scaling back production to “meet demand.”
“Citations,” Ernest said, “lead the light jet segment and Cessna is fully committed to our current products in that category.”
