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Cessna Completes Production Of First Citation M2 |
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August 2, 2013 - Cessna Aircraft
Company is celebrating the first production unit
of the Citation M2, Cessna’s newest business
jet, exiting the company’s manufacturing
facility in Independence, Kansas. Deliveries of
the M2 are expected to begin in the fourth
quarter of 2013.
“Seeing the M2 roll off the assembly production
line was a special moment,” said Lily English,
general manager of Cessna’s Independence, Kansas
manufacturing plant.
“Engineering, production and planning this is a
huge achievement for the whole team, and great
news for M2 customers. The collaboration and
cross-functional support within Cessna helped
make this day happen. We have filled the
assembly line, and now look forward to seeing
M2s roll out of these doors for a long time to
come.”
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Nearly 500 full-time Cessna employees work at
the 500,000-square-foot facility in
Independence, Kansas. The facility handles
assembly, paint and interiors for the Citation
M2, as well as for the Citation Mustang and the
company’s single-engine piston products. The
Independence facility has manufactured over
10,000 aircraft since opening in 1995.
The Citation M2 is an exciting addition to the
Cessna line-up, designed with capabilities and
features based on insights provided by pilots
and customers. It is the ideal aircraft to fly
up to six passengers economically and in comfort
on a 1,300-nautical-mile flight. The Cessna
Intrinzic flight deck has Garmin G3000 avionics
as its centerpiece, providing familiar cabin
architecture for Cessna pilots. The
high-resolution multifunction display features
split-screen capability and touchscreen
interactivity, providing pilots with the precise
performance information they need at the touch
of a button.
”Excitement is building for the M2,” said Brad
Thress, Cessna senior vice president, Business
Jets. “This jet brings more than capability and
craftsmanship to the market. The M2 is such a
versatile aircraft: it can perform superbly in
many different markets and on a great variety of
missions. Businesses appreciate the M2 for its
low direct-operating and acquisition costs. It
has the performance and capacity that charter
operations look for. It has the handling
characteristics you need in a training platform,
while offering the style and power a private
user looks for when taking the next step up in
their own aircraft. The M2 delivers across the
board, and we are looking forward to its first
production flight.”
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