Cirrus Boosts Production, Will Rehire 50 Staffers

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Cirrus Aircraft said this week it will boost production to eight aircraft per week and recall about 50 furloughed workers. “We are extremely pleased with continuing stronger sales trends that began in the first quarter,” said Pat Waddick, executive vice president of operations at Cirrus. The company had increased production to six airplanes per week in late April, after nearly six months of significantly reduced production rates that averaged about three to four airplanes per week. It will take some time to ramp up to the new rate, Waddick said, since staff must be recalled and vendor lead times must be adjusted. Workers will be called back at Cirrus facilities in Duluth, Minn., and Grand Forks, N.D. Brent Wouters, president and CEO of Cirrus, said the marketplace is responding to the company’s new offerings, including flight into known icing certification for the SR22 and Turbo models.

Yet Wouters cautioned that the immediate future remains challenging. “While today’s news is certainly reason for optimism and clearly another step in the right direction, we will maintain our determined approach and continue to make any adjustments necessary as quickly and efficiently as possible,” he said.

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