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[JSkorna 137]

http://news.yahoo.com/textron-too-soon-beechcraft-faces-cuts-153456852.html

[LHookins 3,103]

"Textron: Too soon to say if Beechcraft faces cuts"

 

You're welcome.

 

Hook

[n4gix 4,947]

Well, that means the folks wanting to model any of the Beechcraft a/c will now have to pay Textron their pound of flesh for a license...

[LeeL 272]

Not great for competition either.....

[japascoe 98]

Not great for competition either.....

What were Cessna and Beechcraft competing on? I though their lines didn't really overlap?

[LeeL 272]

What were Cessna and Beechcraft competing on? I though their lines didn't really overlap?

Well that is true however, the 206 and G36 Bonanza are both six seaters, I guess the Baron doesn't really compete with Cessna's current lineup.

 

The King Air's definitely compete with the smaller citations. The King Air 90/250 can out perform the Mustang and isn't far behind the CJ1. The 350i is a wonderful aircraft that do most things a small Citation can, with better economics.

 

Will the product lines change drastically? Probably not however Textron was smart because it means whatever the customer chooses they get the money.

 

Of course there's still competition. Piper has the Archer, and the Arrow (still...). Then the Seneca would compete with the Baron. They do have their larger single engine aircraft like the Meridian and Malibu, those Cessna and Beech done really have a direct competitor.

 

And then of course Mooney is set to make a comeback and then there's Pilatus (with their new jet too) and Socata.

 

Still the big area I saw the competition leaving was the light and small jet market with the King Air's and Citations.

 

Lee