Cessna booked orders for over 330 Citation business jets last year - more than 120 of them in the fourth quarter - and is increasing production to 235 aircraft this year, up from the 179 delivered in 2004. Of the Citations to be delivered this year, 223 have been sold, with another 185 orders already booked for 2006. Like Gulfstream, supply chain issues are preventing Cessna increasing output this year, says parent Textron.
Source: Flight International
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