Cirrus Hands Keys For Personal Jet To Its First Customer
Cirrus Aircraft handed off the keys of its Vision personal jet to the first customer on Monday.
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MPR reports that the Joe Whisenhunt, an Arkansan real estate developer, is the first to own what is being called the first personal aircraft-sized jet. The seven-seat plane is positioned in the market between light, propeller aircraft and larger jets that typically have a full time pilot. The FAA approved it at the end of October.
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The price tag for the Vision is $2 million.
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Cirrus is placing much of its future growth plans on the jet, with the goal of doubling the company’s size. A new $13 million facility for finishing and painting the jet just opened in Duluth. It’s expected to employ 150.