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Cirrus Expands Its Footprint in Duluth

Paint and interior completions will be the focus of the latest addition to Cirrus Aircraft’s North American facilities.

A newly painted two-tone Cirrus SR22
The Cirrus SR series benefits from a sharp new line of paint choices. [Photo: Stephen Yeates]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Cirrus Aircraft expanded its Paint and Finish Facility in Duluth, Minnesota, by 16,000 square feet, increasing paint-spraying capacity by 35 percent to meet growing demand and offer more premium paint options.
  • The expansion will create 50 new jobs in Duluth, contributing to Cirrus's plan to hire 403 people company-wide this year due to rapid growth and high demand for its aircraft.
  • Cirrus is experiencing significant demand for its SR series and Vision Jet, with a production backlog extending into 2024 and beyond, making the company capacity-constrained rather than demand-constrained.
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Cirrus Aircraft continues to grow its footprint across the U.S., having made investments in Knoxville, Tennessee, and other locations to serve its fleet of SR series piston airplanes and the SF50 Vision Jet. But it hasn’t turned its back on the town where it all started: Duluth, Minnesota.

On Friday, the company announced that it has expanded its Paint and Finish Facility at the Duluth International Airport (KDLH) by 16,000 square feet—bringing it to 86,000 square feet—increasing its paint-spraying capacity by roughly 35 percent. Cirrus has recently added a long list of premium paint options (such as the Himalayan Salt option on the SR22T) to both its SR and SF50 color schemes. The new space will help the company deliver on those options.

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