Wed, May 21, 2003
Flies Well in Metric Air, Too
Cirrus Design delivered its 100th European aircraft on May 20,
2003. (Cirrus has delivered more than 800 aircraft worldwide.)
Louis D. Pallavicini in Chiasso, Switzerland purchased the SR20,
which will be based out of Switzerland.
Cirrus Vice President of Business Administration Bill King
pointed out, "Our operations are on the forefront of a growing
international market. The global market has come to us to buy a
safe and advanced aircraft. Those Euros, Pesos, and Rands are
helping create good-paying jobs in our home states of Minnesota and
North Dakota. We’re very proud of the work our people are
doing and that work deserves to be shown on the international
stage." (He also pointed out that Cirrus has generated more than
$27 million in revenue attributed to the European market
alone.)
"In a very short period of time we have emerged as a leading
supplier of personal aircraft on a global scale," added Cirrus
Executive Vice President, John Bingham.
Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier noted, "Our airplanes’ avionics
and safety features are strong selling points on the international
market. In fact, Europeans were early adopters of this new
technology. As the only personal aircraft in its class available
with a Primary Flight Display, we’ve captured the attention
of experienced pilots across Europe and other parts of the
world."
Cirrus expects to receive Joint Aviation Authority (JAA)
certification for its aircraft before the end of this year and has
been working actively to meet Germany’s demanding noise
standards. Klapmeier says, "We eagerly anticipate achieving both of
these goals in the very near future. Then our airplanes will become
even more attractive to the European market. The JAA certification
is important to European pilots who don’t want to fly under
U.S. certification. And pilots who fly in Germany do not want to
pay the higher landing fees associated with that country’s
strict noise standards."
Cirrus sells approximately 15 percent of its aircraft outside of
the U.S. including: Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South
Africa, and a variety of European countries including The UK,
France, Holland and Germany. Cirrus doubled its output in 2002, and
plans to soon be the largest-selling brand of GA aircraft in the
world.
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