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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
Is Cessna looking at it as a huge shortcut to building (and just adding
overnight) composite aircraft to their piston single lineup? I personally like the Columbia line, if I had an extra half million laying around I would love to have a 400. ------------------------------ DW |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
Darkwing wrote:
Is Cessna looking at it as a huge shortcut to building (and just adding overnight) composite aircraft to their piston single lineup? I personally like the Columbia line, if I had an extra half million laying around I would love to have a 400. I expect mostly that Textron thought they could make a go of it. Textron (parent of Cessna, Lycoming, Bell Helicopter, Macauley, EZ GO, Greenlee, Jacobson Lawm Mowers, and a whole slew of little guys including my company) is the original conglomerate. They're very acquisition minded of companies with earning and growth potential especially when it fits in with areas they think are gaps in their capabilities. |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
On 2007-11-17 07:54:38 -0800, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com said:
Is Cessna looking at it as a huge shortcut to building (and just adding overnight) composite aircraft to their piston single lineup? I personally like the Columbia line, if I had an extra half million laying around I would love to have a 400. ------------------------------ DW Cessna likes the Columbia, too, and they will continue producing the aircraft. The interesting thing is that the Columbia production facility is bigger than the Cessna piston facility in Independence. Yet it is producing far below capacity, while the Independence facility has been almost completely taken over by the Mustang. Cessna has only one production line left open for piston singles despite the fact that they have a backlog of several years' worth of orders. You do the math and see what conclusion you come to. Personally, if I worked at Cessna building piston singles, I would be house-hunting in Oregon already, before things become a little tight. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
"C J Campbell" wrote in message news:2007111710230750073-christophercampbell@hotmailcom... On 2007-11-17 07:54:38 -0800, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com said: Is Cessna looking at it as a huge shortcut to building (and just adding overnight) composite aircraft to their piston single lineup? I personally like the Columbia line, if I had an extra half million laying around I would love to have a 400. ------------------------------ DW Cessna likes the Columbia, too, and they will continue producing the aircraft. The interesting thing is that the Columbia production facility is bigger than the Cessna piston facility in Independence. Yet it is producing far below capacity, while the Independence facility has been almost completely taken over by the Mustang. Cessna has only one production line left open for piston singles despite the fact that they have a backlog of several years' worth of orders. You do the math and see what conclusion you come to. Personally, if I worked at Cessna building piston singles, I would be house-hunting in Oregon already, before things become a little tight. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor Very good point, I didn't know that the piston line and building was so small. ---------------------------- DW |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
Cessna is building a plant in Georgia.
C J Campbell wrote: On 2007-11-17 07:54:38 -0800, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com said: Is Cessna looking at it as a huge shortcut to building (and just adding overnight) composite aircraft to their piston single lineup? I personally like the Columbia line, if I had an extra half million laying around I would love to have a 400. ------------------------------ DW Cessna likes the Columbia, too, and they will continue producing the aircraft. The interesting thing is that the Columbia production facility is bigger than the Cessna piston facility in Independence. Yet it is producing far below capacity, while the Independence facility has been almost completely taken over by the Mustang. Cessna has only one production line left open for piston singles despite the fact that they have a backlog of several years' worth of orders. You do the math and see what conclusion you come to. Personally, if I worked at Cessna building piston singles, I would be house-hunting in Oregon already, before things become a little tight. |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:23:07 -0800, C J Campbell
wrote: On 2007-11-17 07:54:38 -0800, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com said: Is Cessna looking at it as a huge shortcut to building (and just adding overnight) composite aircraft to their piston single lineup? I personally like the Columbia line, if I had an extra half million laying around I would love to have a 400. ------------------------------ DW Cessna likes the Columbia, too, and they will continue producing the aircraft. The interesting thing is that the Columbia production facility is bigger than the Cessna piston facility in Independence. Yet it is producing far below capacity, while the Independence facility has been almost completely taken over by the Mustang. Cessna has only one production line left open for piston singles despite the fact that they have a backlog of several years' worth of orders. You do the math and see what conclusion you come to. Personally, if I worked at Cessna building piston singles, I would be house-hunting in Oregon already, before things become a little tight. That, and the fact that Cessna needs a fast four place piston airplane to compete in the market these days. Also, it's much cheaper to buy into a completed flying aircraft than develop one from scratch. Ron Kelley |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
Darkwing,
Has the deal gone through yet? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message ... Darkwing, Has the deal gone through yet? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) They have to get through the bankruptcy first from what I understand but Cessna has positioned themselves to buy it. |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
Darkwing,
They have to get through the bankruptcy first from what I understand but Cessna has positioned themselves to buy it. As I understand it, there are several other bidders, Cirrus among them. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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So why did Cessna buy Columbia?
On 2007-11-18 13:33:02 -0800, Thomas Borchert
said: Darkwing, They have to get through the bankruptcy first from what I understand but Cessna has positioned themselves to buy it. As I understand it, there are several other bidders, Cirrus among them. The last thing Cirrus wants is for Cessna to buy Columbia, so they have been acting as 'spoilers' attempting to disrupt the deal. They don't really want Columbia for themselves. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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