DULUTH, Minn. — Cirrus Aircraft has expanded the leadership roles of two executives: Todd Simmons has been promoted to President, Customer Experience; and Pat Waddick has been named President, Innovation and Operations. In his new role, Simmons will lead all Customer Experience activities at Cirrus Aircraft, including sales, marketing, personalization, delivery, service and support, flight training, flight […]
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Cirrus delivers 6,000th airplane
DULUTH, Minn. — Cirrus Aircraft has reached another milestone: The delivery of its 6,000th new airplane. The accomplishment comes 16 years after the company delivered its first production aircraft and on the heels of a strong 2014 performance where the SR-series of aircraft maintained its position as the best-selling four/five-place aircraft in the world for the 12th […]
Cirrus to open new customer center in Knoxville
In a ceremony held May 6 at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, Cirrus Aircraft Co-Founder and CEO Dale Klapmeier joined Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam in announcing the expansion of Cirrus Aircraft to Knoxville with its new Cirrus Customer Experience Center, called the “Vision Center.” The Vision Center will become the flagship location for all Cirrus […]
Cirrus flies with SAM
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics revealed at SUN ’n FUN that Cirrus Aircraft will feature the company’s 2-inch MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM) on the all-digital Special Edition SR22T Accelero and GTS option packages for the SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft. “Safety and innovation are core values at Cirrus Aircraft,” said Cirrus Aircraft’s Todd Simmons. “We […]
Hartzell offers composite props for SR22
Owners of Cirrus SR22 series aircraft can now purchase Hartzell Propeller’s three-blade structural composite carbon fiber propeller for aircraft that were originally delivered with metal props. This is the same ASC-II composite propeller that is incorporated on all new SR22T single engine aircraft that Cirrus delivers to customers. The three-blade propellers with the lighter, more […]
Formation flight
By IVY McIVER. Formation flight has intrigued me for as long as I can remember. Seeing the Blue Angels for the first time as a child, I remember thinking not just about how cool they looked, but how disciplined and precise the pilots must be, and how well they worked together as a team. It […]
Cirrus debuts special edition plane for Australian market
Cirrus Aircraft has introduced the 2015 Generation 5 SR22 Special Edition: Australis. Designed and configured for the Australian market, the Australis is tailored specifically to the climate, conditions and remote area flight operations that pilots in Australia regularly experience, according to company officials.In addition to the trademark Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), air conditioning and specially […]
Cirrus reports 2014 deliveries drive strongest performance in six years
DULUTH, Minn. — Cirrus Aircraft reports that new aircraft shipments in 2014 were the best company performance since 2008, with the Cirrus SR22 maintaining its position as the best-selling airplane in its segment for the 12th year in a row. New deliveries for 2014 totaled 308, a 12% increase over 2013. Cirrus Aircraft has now delivered more […]
Video: Cirrus ditches under chute in Pacific Ocean
According to DCNewsroom, on Sunday, January 25, 2015, “The Coast Guard launched crews aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point,” to intercept a Cirrus SR-22 enroute from California to Hawaii that would be ditching – fuel starvation – in the Pacific Ocean “230 miles north east of […]