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On heels of European tour, Cessna plans changes to LCC mock-up
Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June.

Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June. The extensive public consultation exercise has fueled optimism that the manufacturer will find a market for a new large business jet, while at the same time posed important questions that need to be resolved before any such program can be launched.

The LCC is expected to be back on display at next month’s NBAA show in Atlanta, with some adjustments to the design. But it now seems less likely that Cessna will give the program the go-ahead before year-end, as company president and chairman Jack Pelton suggested when he first unveiled the concept at last year’s NBAA show in Orlando, Fla.

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