Cessna Aircraft has landed a contract from the U.S. Air Force for more than two dozen single-engine airplanes, and the timing couldn’t be better. The deal includes six Cessna 182T Skylanes, 26 208B Caravans and six aircrew training devices, all for use in Afghanistan for light-duty missions and training.** **
Cessna has been hurting for business since the economic downturn started in 2008, especially in the lower end of its product family. The company manufactures single-engine Skylanes at its factory in Independence, Kansas, and Caravan turboprops in Wichita.
