Earlier this year, Textron Aviation CEO Scott Donnelly told investors that the company would be scaling back on the production of certain legacy aircraft due to a lack of demand. Last week, the scaling down began with the announcement that the final Cessna Citation Mustang had rolled off the assembly line in Wichita, Kansas, and with its delivery in coming weeks the Mustang’s era would come to an end.
Final Cessna Citation Mustang Rolls Off Assembly Line
Key Takeaways:
- Textron Aviation has officially ended production of the Cessna Citation Mustang, with the final aircraft delivered, due to declining demand.
- Introduced in 2006, the Mustang was a popular entry-level light jet, selling 472 units, but its demand dropped significantly after the Citation M2 was unveiled in 2011, which is now considered its successor.
- Despite the end of Mustang production, Textron does not anticipate job cuts in Kansas, as the workforce will be redeployed to other ongoing aircraft programs like the Citation Longitude and Cessna Denali.
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