With flashing lights, smoke, and fanfare, Cirrus Aircraft rolled out their first Vision Jet for customer delivery, in late December. "It's a major milestone to deliver the first airplane," said Cirrus CEO Dale Klapmeier. "This is a major step in the growth of our company." About 800 employees and company friends filled the hall at Cirrus's brand-new 60,000-square-foot finishing facility, in Duluth, Minnesota. The single-engine jet was FAA certified in October. Cirrus says it has about 600 orders in hand for the jet, which sells for about $2 million. It's the first jet to include a full-aircraft emergency parachute as standard equipment.
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