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Cessna names additional suppliers for Columbus
Cessna Aircraft yesterday revealed additional supplier choices for its large-cabin Citation Columbus, a $26.995 million twinjet scheduled for FAA certifica

Cessna Aircraft yesterday revealed additional supplier choices for its large-cabin Citation Columbus, a $26.995 million twinjet scheduled for FAA certification in 2013 and first deliveries in 2014.

Vought Aircraft Industries will design and produce the airplane’s wing, Cessna said. The Citation X currently uses upper and lower wing panel assemblies manufactured at Vought’s Nashville, Tennessee factory, where Columbus wing production also will take place.