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Cessna’s Pelton proclaims LCC is ready for launch

“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairma

By Chad Trautvetter • Online Editor

September 26, 2007

“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton told NBAA Convention News. “We’re ready to go.” The Wichita aircraft manufacturer unveiled the LCC cabin mockup and revealed basic details about the twinjet at last year’s NBAA show but has yet to officially green light the project.

Still, Pelton said the company is internally moving on the LCC as if it’s a “go program,” meaning Cessna is spending real money on the design and has begun vendor selection for its largest business jet to-date. An official launch decision is “definitely” scheduled for the first quarter, and the Pelton is “99.9 percent sure” that the LCC will indeed be launched. “The launch really is an issue of timing for us,” he noted. Provided that the go-ahead is given early next year, Pelton said the LCC will enter service in late 2013.

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