Cessna misses its target for first-year production of piston singles

Cessna fell well short of the 1,000 aircraft planned for the first full year since it resumed piston-single production. The company says that it delivered "300-350" aircraft in 1997, and blames unforeseen difficulties in restarting production at an all-new plant in Independence, Kansas.

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