From this morning's AVweb:

"Cessna is one of as many as three suitors for Columbia Aircraft, which has
been shopped around by the Malaysian government, its principal investors, for
about a year. Analysts say acquiring Columbia would give Cessna instant
penetration of the luxury touring market that it has all but surrendered to
Cirrus and the current incarnation of Columbia...Cessna's interest could be an
indication that its high-wing Next Generation Piston project has failed to
strike a chord with dealers and potential owners and it has decided to enter
the low-wing sweepstakes."

Wonder how Columbia owners would feel about being converted to Cessna owners.

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Dan
T-182T at BFM