Editing Cirrus Aircraft (section)

==History==
===1980s===
[[File:CirrusVK-30N94CM01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cirrus VK-30]] [[Homebuilt aircraft|kit aircraft]]]]
In the early 1980s, while still in college, brothers [[Klapmeier brothers|Alan and Dale Klapmeier]] began making drawings and building foam models of the [[Cirrus VK-30]].<ref name=VK30footage>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_1j8O52CX4 |title=Early Footage of the Klapmeier Brothers and Cirrus VK-30|date=2021 |accessdate=2024-09-10}}</ref> By 1984, they founded the Cirrus Design Company and along with spouses Jeff and Sally Viken, started developing the VK-30 as a [[kit aircraft]] project in the basement of the Klapmeier family's barn in rural [[Baraboo, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Finding the Right Funding - The Klapmeier brothers' Key Move:">{{cite web|url = http://www.startupnation.com/articles/finding-the-right-funding-the-klapmeier-brothers-key-move/|title=Finding the Right Funding – The Klapmeier brothers' Key Move|work=Startup Nation|year = 2010}}</ref> After a few years in the design phase, the brothers borrowed money to construct their own hangars on the [[Baraboo–Wisconsin Dells Airport]], where they began flight testing.<ref name="ReferenceForBusiness">{{cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/97/Cirrus-Design-Corporation.html|title=Cirrus Design Corporation - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Cirrus Design Corporation|website = Reference for Business - Company History Index|access-date=2014-10-28}}</ref><ref name=WIaviation>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinaviationhalloffame.org/blog/?p=1578|title=Wisconsin Aviation History|access-date=28 October 2014|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201004320/http://www.wisconsinaviationhalloffame.org/blog/?p=1578|url-status=dead}}</ref> The VK-30 was introduced at the 1987 [[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh|EAA Oshkosh Convention]] and first flew on 11 February 1988. Kit deliveries commenced shortly thereafter.<ref name="EAAAirVentureMuseum">{{cite web|url = http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/1991-cirrus-vk-30---n33vk|title = Cirrus Design Corporation VK-30 – N33VK|access-date = 16 January 2013|last =  EAA Aviation Center|year = n.d.}}</ref>

===1990s===
[[File:4X-COD Israviation ST-50 (Le Bourget 1997) 1.jpg|thumbnail|Cirrus-designed [[Cirrus ST50|Israviation ST50]] at the [[Paris Air Show]] in 1997]]
Cirrus began designing the [[Cirrus ST50|ST-50]] under contract to Israeli aircraft manufacturer IsrAviation in the early 1990s. The aircraft was configured like the Cirrus VK-30 but powered by a [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6|Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-135]] [[turboprop engine]], in place of the [[piston engine]] used in the VK-30. The prototype was first flown on 7 December 1994 by Norman E. Howell.<ref>[http://aerofiles.com/_ca.html Aerofiles: Aircraft Ca to Ci] Retrieved 24 July 2011</ref> Earlier that year, the Klapmeier brothers moved company headquarters from southern Wisconsin to a much larger facility at the [[Duluth International Airport]] in Duluth, Minnesota, bringing 35 employees with them and hiring another 15 at once.<ref name="ReferenceForBusiness"/><ref name="Twin Cities Business">{{cite web|url=http://tcbmag.com/Leadership/Economic-Development/Aviation-Takes-Off-In-Duluth|title=Aviation Takes Off In Duluth|date=August 5, 2013 }}</ref>

In August 1996, Cirrus announced plans to build a plant at the [[Grand Forks International Airport]] in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]].<ref name="ReferenceForBusiness"/>

By the middle of the decade the company had discontinued the VK-30 and began development of the [[Cirrus SR20]], which was first flown on 21 March 1995 and [[Type certificate|type certified]] on 23 October 1998.<ref name="A00009CH">{{cite web|url=http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/169146a0f8275d0a86257b0b00564a20/$FILE/A00009CH_Rev_19.pdf|title=Type Certification Data Sheet A00009CH|last = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=2013-06-05}}</ref> This was followed by customer deliveries of the SR20 beginning in July 1999.

===2000s===
[[File:CirrusSR20Landing.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cirrus SR20]] landing]]
In June 2000, the company received an FAA Production Certificate for its SR20 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/certificate-cements-cirrus-production-status-66871|title=Certificate cements Cirrus production status|access-date=2013-06-05}}</ref> On 30 November of that year, Cirrus received a type certificate for its next model, the [[Cirrus SR22]], which began deliveries in 2001.<ref name="A00009CH" />

In August 2001, Cirrus sold 58% of the company for $100 million to [[Arcapita|Crescent Capital]], the U.S. arm of the First Islamic Investment Bank of Bahrain (now called Arcapita).<ref>[http://www.businessnorth.com/viewarticle.asp?articleid=651 Business North article ''Soaring aviation ‘cluster’ hits turbulence'' Date: 4/9/2003 by Pamela Rust accessed 20 September 2007]</ref><ref name="Finding the Right Funding - The Klapmeier brothers' Key Move:"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://netcomposites.com/news/2001/august/28/crescent-capital-investment-in-cirrus-industries/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121458/https://netcomposites.com/news/2001/august/28/crescent-capital-investment-in-cirrus-industries/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 28, 2018|title=NetComposites news article ''Crescent Capital Investment in Cirrus Industries''|publisher=NetComposites|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Feb_28/ai_n11831379|title=Article ''Crescent Capital Changes Name to Arcapita Business Wire, Feb 28, 2005'' accessed 20 September 2007|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref>

In July 2002, the company announced that it would collaborate with the [[University of North Dakota]] Aerospace Foundation to provide a new Cirrus Customer Training program.<ref name="CirrusBackgrounder"/> In February the following year, Cirrus delivered the industry's first-ever all [[glass cockpit]] [[light aircraft]], sparking a major transition in [[general aviation]], whereby over 90% of all new light aircraft by the year 2006 were equipped with glass cockpits.<ref name=NTSB>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SS1001.pdf|title=Introduction of Glass Cockpit Avionics into Light Aircraft|last=National Transportation Safety Board|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="CirrusBackgrounder"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aahs-online.org/centennialofflight.net/user/news_releases/press_cirrus.htm|title=Cirrus Soars at First Flight Celebration|last=Media Fly-By|access-date=2014-11-11|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235750/http://www.aahs-online.org/centennialofflight.net/user/news_releases/press_cirrus.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Cirrus SR22 front view.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cirrus SR22]] front view]]
In June 2004, Cirrus received type certification for the SR20 from the [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=6b8b1456-b3fc-4701-9ba1-83089b0b0191|title=SR20 Becomes First Aircraft Certified for Import by EASA|access-date=2013-06-05}}</ref> That same year, Cirrus accomplished record-breaking sales, up 69% over the previous year. The SR22 became the world's best-selling general aviation aircraft.<ref name=GAMA2016>{{cite web| url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2016-GAMA-Databook_forWeb.pdf|title=2016 General Aviation Statistical Databook & Industry Outlook|author=General Aviation Manufacturers Association|date=2017|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="CirrusBackgrounder">{{cite web|url=http://www.cirrusdesign.com/static/pricesheets/press/Press%20backgrounder.pdf |title=Cirrus Backgrounder |access-date=2014-11-10 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405171143/http://www.cirrusdesign.com/static/pricesheets/press/Press%20backgrounder.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref>

Cirrus entered the civilian flight-training fleet market with SR20 deliveries to Sweden's [[Lund University]] in January 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2005/February/4/AOPA-Online-Members-Only-AOPA-ePilot-Flight-Training-Edition-Vol-5-Issue-5|title= SWEDISH UNIVERSITY PURCHASES CIRRUS TRAINERS|access-date=2014-11-04}}</ref> followed by [[Western Michigan University]] in September of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2005/09/056.html|title=Aviation college getting top-flight Cirrus aircraft|access-date=2014-11-04}}</ref>

In 2006, the company delivered 721 aircraft (at the time its most in a single year), celebrating the 3,000th SR-series airplane off the production line only seven years after deliveries commenced,<ref name=GAMA2016/><ref name="CirrusBackgrounder"/> something that no other aviation company had accomplished in the last half-century.<ref name=Assembly>{{cite web|url=https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/85800-cirrus-soars-with-composites|title=Cirrus Soars With Composites|date=August 2008|accessdate=2025-02-19|work=Assembly Magazine}}</ref><ref name=P&P/> That summer, Cirrus acquired a 25-percent stake in [[SATSair]], a 2004 start-up [[air taxi]] operator that flew 26 SR22s. SATSair ceased operations on 24 October 2009.<ref name="AvWeb24Oct09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/SATSAirShutsDown_201394-1.html|title = SATSAir Shuts Down |access-date = 2009-10-26|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=October 2009}}</ref>

[[File:ParaRudniki 2012 15.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cirrus SRS]] [[light-sport aircraft]] (Fk14 Polaris)]]
On 28 June 2007 the [[Cirrus Vision SF50]] single-engine light jet was unveiled (then known simply as "The-Jet").<ref name="AvWeb19Apr07">{{cite web |url= http://www.avweb.com/news/snf/SunNFun2007_CirrusThe-Jet_JigsawPuzzle_195000-1.html |title= Cirrus 'the-jet' Image Emerges |access-date= 2015-03-27 |last= Niles |first= Russ |date=April 2007}}</ref> At the 2007 [[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh]] airshow, the company unveiled the [[Cirrus SRS]] [[light sport aircraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://generalaviationnews.com/2007/08/10/cirrus-unveils-its-light-sport-aircraft110354-am-company-will-cirrus-ize%E2%80%99-fk14-polaris/ |title= Cirrus Unveils its Light Sport Aircraft; Company Will 'Cirrus-ize' FK14 Polaris |access-date= 2015-03-28 |last= Godlewski |first= Meg |date=August 2007}}</ref> A version of the [[B&F Fk14 Polaris]], the type never entered production for Cirrus. In December 2007 Arcapita stated that it was looking to sell its share of the company. Cirrus indicated at the time of the announcement that this was expected as Arcapita was considered a medium-term investor.<ref name="AvWeb31Dec07"/>

The Jet took its first flight on 3 July 2008. In September 2008, the global sale slump in piston-engined aircraft impacted the company and it laid off 100 workers, or 8% of its workforce. This included 79 people at the main plant in [[Duluth, Minnesota]] and 29 employees at the composite construction plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota. After this round of lay-offs Cirrus had 1,230 employees remaining. Company COO Brent Wouters stated that the lay-offs were due to "not selling as many airplanes as we'd hoped to this year."<ref name="AvWeb08Sep08">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1205-full.html|title = AVwebFlash Complete Issue: Volume 14, Number 37a - On the Fly|access-date = 2008-09-08|last = AvWeb staff|date=September 2008}}</ref>

[[File:Cirrus Vision SF50 exterior facing left.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cirrus Vision SF50]] single engine [[very light jet]]]]
Company CEO Alan Klapmeier announced in October 2008 that due to the [[Late-2000s recession|economic situation]] and resulting lack of demand for Cirrus aircraft, the company was moving to a three-day work week. He reported that sales were down 10% over the same period in the previous year. Compared to the industry average in that same period sales were down 16%. Klapmeier also indicated that introduction of the SRS would be delayed until 2009, due to lack of demand in the light-sport aircraft market sector, but that the Cirrus Vision SF50 jet would not be delayed.<ref name="AvWeb26Oct08">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusGoesToThreeDayWeek_199056-1.html|title = Cirrus Goes To Three-Day Week|access-date = 2008-10-27|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=October 2008}}</ref><ref name="Tribune21Oct2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/76263/ |title=Cirrus CEO: Tax break could mean better sales |access-date=2008-10-27 |last=Duluth News Tribune |date=October 2008 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Cirrus eliminated 208 employee positions in the fall of 2008 and cut aircraft production from 14 to 12 aircraft per week in response to the economic situation. In November 2008, the company announced that it would lay-off about 500 production employees for one month to allow for reductions in excess stock of aircraft produced.<ref name="AOPA30Oct08">{{cite web|url=http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2008/081030industry.html |title=Credit crunch felt by GA manufacturers |access-date=2008-10-31 |last=Marsh |first=Alton K. |date=October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103063316/http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2008/081030industry.html |archive-date=2008-11-03 }}</ref><ref name="AvWeb25Nov08">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusFurloughsProductionWorkersUntilJanuary_199291-1.html|title = Cirrus Furloughs Production Workers Until January |access-date = 2008-11-27|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=November 2008}}</ref> Between December 2008 and January 2009, the company began the process of changing its name from Cirrus Design to Cirrus Aircraft.

Cirrus started recalling its workers on 5 January 2009 after the month-long shutdown. The furloughed workers were called back slowly over the month, to ramp up production to eight aircraft per week, compared to a company capacity of 16 aircraft per week. The company indicated at that time that it would retain the ability to reduce its workforce quickly as the economic situation and sales numbers dictate.<ref name="AvWeb04Jan09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusGoesBackToWorkSuppliersToo_199507-1.html|title = Cirrus Goes Back To Work, Suppliers Too|access-date = 2009-01-05|last = Pew|first = Glenn|date=January 2009}}</ref>

On 9 January 2009, Cirrus announced that it would lay off 50 administrative employees and extend the layoff period for 100 of the 500 employees laid off over Christmas 2008. Company spokesman Bill King stated that the cuts were necessary or else the company would not survive the current economic crisis.<ref name="AvWeb12Jan09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusIntroducesFIKI_AnnouncesLayoffs_199554-1.html|title = Cirrus Introduces FIKI, Announces Layoffs |access-date = 2009-01-12|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=January 2009}}</ref>

In early February 2009, the company's new CEO, Brent Wouters, indicated that the future of the company would likely hinge on the Vision SF50 jet design as production of the piston single-engine SR-series had fallen to 20% of its 2008 rate of 16 aircraft per week. Wouters characterized demand for new aircraft as "awful" and added, "We are increasing our focus on the jet, because that is going to be our future engine for growth in my estimation."<ref name="AvWeb">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus_vision_sj50_jobs_jet_199777-1.html|title = Cirrus Shifts Focus Toward Jet Development |access-date = 2009-02-16|last = Pew|first = Glenn|date=February 2009}}</ref>

In April 2009, the company announced that it was suspending the Cirrus SRS light sport aircraft project. It cited economic conditions, that the aircraft required development, an expanded flight-training strategy and that the LSA rules were expected to change over time to allow LSAs with a broader mission profile.<ref name="AvWeb22Apr09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/snf/CirrusLSAProgramOnHold_200215-1.html|title = Cirrus LSA Program On Hold |access-date = 2009-04-24|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=April 2009}}</ref>

On 29 April 2009, the company announced that it was increasing production from the previous 3-4 aircraft per week back to 6 aircraft per week. The change was accomplished without recalling any laid-off workers. The company stated: "We continue to see very encouraging trends in sales activities and interest from sales prospects domestically and around the world. Clearly, this is an upward move and is indicative of a stronger bias toward growth in aircraft orders. Though we remain in a very challenging environment, our hope is that this new rate is the first step and initial indicator of what will become a more substantial trend into the second half of the year and beyond."<ref name="AvWeb29Apr09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AGlimmerOfGoodNews_CirrusBoostsProduction_200289-1.html|title = A Glimmer Of Good News -- Cirrus Boosts Production |access-date = 2009-04-29|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=April 2009}}</ref>

On 1 June 2009, the company announced it was recalling 50 workers and boosting production to 8 aircraft per week.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusBoostsProductionWillRehire50Staffers_200485-1.html|title = Cirrus Boosts Production, Will Rehire 50 Staffers |access-date = 2009-06-04|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=June 2009}}</ref><ref name="Cirrus01Jun09">{{cite web|url = http://news-archive.cirrusaircraft.com/post/2009/06/01/CIRRUS-AIRCRAFT-ANNOUNCES-HIGHER-PRODUCTION-FOR-SECOND-TIME-IN-45-DAYS-WITH-NEW-RATE-REQUIRING-INCREASED-STAFFING.aspx|title = Cirrus Aircraft Announces Higher Production Rate For Second Time in 45 Days Requiring Staffing Increase|access-date = 2009-06-04|last = Cirrus Design|date = June 2009|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708155021/http://news-archive.cirrusaircraft.com/post/2009/06/01/CIRRUS-AIRCRAFT-ANNOUNCES-HIGHER-PRODUCTION-FOR-SECOND-TIME-IN-45-DAYS-WITH-NEW-RATE-REQUIRING-INCREASED-STAFFING.aspx|archive-date = 2011-07-08}}</ref>

The company stated:

{{cquote|In contrast to other reported general aviation industry trends, Cirrus Aircraft has seen consistent growth in new aircraft orders over the past 120 days, with stronger order rates consistently outpacing production output over that timeframe. Equally notable are the sources of the new orders. Domestic and international retail demand, as well as both U.S. and global institutional demand, are each playing a contributory role. Cirrus Certified, its pre-owned aircraft sales division, is seeing similar increased sales activity with used aircraft inventory levels showing increasing signs of stabilization.<ref name="Cirrus01Jun09" /> }}

On 26 June 2009, it was reported by AvWeb that Cirrus co-founder and former CEO Alan Klapmeier intended to buy the Vision SF50 project from Cirrus and its major shareholder Arcapita and produce the aircraft under a new company. The new venture had been receiving financial advice from [[Merrill Lynch]]. Klapmeier indicated that his reason for wanting to take over the project was to speed up development and get the aircraft on the market sooner.<ref name="AvWeb26Jun09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/KlapmeierMakesPlayForCirrusJet_200623-1.html|title = Klapmeier Makes Play For Cirrus Jet |access-date = 2009-06-26|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=June 2009}}</ref><ref name="AvWeb03Jul09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcast_AlanKlapmeier_CirrusVisionSF50Jet_200668-1.html|title = Klapmeier Lays Out Jet Plans |access-date = 2009-07-07|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=July 2009}}</ref> Cirrus CEO Brent Wouters indicated that while the company intended to proceed with the SF50 program itself, he would listen to Klapmeier's proposal.<ref name="AvWeb277un09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcast_BrentWouters_CirrusVisionJet_200619-1.html?kw=AVwebAudio|title = The Future Of Cirrus's Jet |access-date = 2009-06-27|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=June 2009}}</ref> On Monday 27 July 2009 Wouters and Cirrus co-founder Dale Klapmeier stated at a press conference that they would find a way to produce the SF50, either at Cirrus or through selling it to Alan Klapmeier. They both said that the key factor was raising enough capital to proceed with the project, complete certification and commence production.<ref name="AvWeb26Jul09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EAAAirVenture2009_CirrusVisionJet_200813-1.html|title = Cirrus On The Vision Jet: "We Will Get It Done" |access-date = 2009-07-28|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=July 2009}}</ref> On Friday 31 July 2009 Alan Klapmeier announced that his offer to buy the SF50 program had not succeeded, with the key issue having been the program selling price, as well as other points and that the negotiations were at an end. Wouters responded saying further talks were possible, but that Cirrus would continue to develop the SF50 in house.<ref name="AvWeb31Jul09A">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EAAAirVenture2009_AlanKlapmeier_CirrusSF50VisionJet_200890-1.html|title = Klapmeier Jet Deal Collapses |access-date = 2009-07-31|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=July 2009}}</ref><ref name="AvWeb31Jul09B">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EAAAirVenture2009_CirrusVisionJet_200892-1.html|title = Cirrus Says More Jet Talks Possible |access-date = 2009-07-31|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=July 2009}}</ref>

In late August 2009, Cirrus announced that it was laying off 85 employees, mostly office workers. Todd Simmons, vice president of marketing, stated: "These are challenging days for Cirrus, but the decision made is in the best interest in the entire company. Our outlook is still positive. We are making forward progress within the industry."<ref name="AvWeb27Aug09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/MoreLayoffsAtCirrusHawkerBeech_201064-1.html|title = More Cuts At Cirrus, Hawker Beech, Maybe Cessna |access-date = 2009-08-27|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=August 2009}}</ref>

In November 2009, the company laid off an additional 58 workers, or 10% of the remaining payroll. The company indicated that it had failed to achieve some "institutional sales of aircraft" and that meant the lay-offs were expected, emphasizing that it does not indicate deeper problems with the company. As of 11 November 2009, the company had about 550 production workers employed.<ref name="AvWeb11Nov09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusCutsStaff_CompanyStrong_201517-1.html|title = Cirrus Cuts Staff, But Company Strong, Says CEO |access-date = 2009-11-12|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=November 2009}}</ref>

===2010s===
In March 2010, Cirrus went to court in an attempt to get an order to prevent former supplier [[L-3 Communications]] from telling other Cirrus suppliers that Cirrus was heading into bankruptcy and from discouraging companies from doing business with Cirrus. On 1 April 2010, Cirrus applied for a "voluntary dismissal" of the case against L3, before L3 had filed a response. L3 had been engaged in a lawsuit against Cirrus for non-payment of US$18.7M in development costs for flat panel electronics, with Cirrus countering that L3 did not abide by the contract terms.<ref name="AvWeb20Mar10">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus_L3_Lawsuit_202204-1.html|title = Cirrus, L-3 Legal Wrangle Takes A Twist|access-date = 22 March 2010|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=March 2010}}</ref><ref name="AvWeb01Apr10">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/cirrus_l3_suit_dismiss_bankruptcy_202266-1.html|title = Cirrus Drops Latest Suit Against L-3|access-date = 14 April 2010|last = Pew|first = Glenn|date=April 2010}}</ref>

In June 2010, the company began paying back-rent owed to the city of Grand Forks. Cirrus had stopped paying its rent 16 months earlier. It also owed the city of Duluth back rent, which the city has indicated would be forgiven in exchange for job creation.<ref name="AvWeb15Jun10">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/CirrusPayingBackRent_202728-1.html|title = Cirrus Paying Back Rent|access-date = 17 April 2010|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=June 2010}}</ref>

In February 2011, Cirrus was sold for US$210M to [[China Aviation Industry General Aircraft]] (CAIGA), a subsidiary of [[Aviation Industry Corporation]], which is wholly owned by the [[Government of the People's Republic of China]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/28/353735/china-to-acquire-worlds-largest-piston-aircraft-maker.html|access-date=2011-02-28|title=China to acquire world's largest piston aircraft maker}}</ref><ref name="AvWeb28Feb11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus_Acquired_By_Chinese_Company_204192-1.html|title = Cirrus Acquired By Chinese Company|access-date = 14 February 2011|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=February 2011| work = AvWeb}}</ref><ref name="AmLaw">{{Cite news|url = http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202483808916&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1|title = Dewey, King & Spalding Advise on Chinese Acquisition of U.S. Plane Maker|access-date = 5 March 2011|last = Seah|first = Jessica|date=March 2011| work = The Asian Lawyer}}</ref> The announcement of the sale was met with mixed responses. The ''[[Duluth News-Tribune]]'' labelled it "a sinking feeling of impending loss", while Russ Niles of ''AvWeb'' said "Chinese participation in the aviation industry isn't necessarily a bad thing and the folks in Duluth and Grand Forks could have suffered a worse fate. In the absence of a sale, bankruptcy was a real possibility for Cirrus and it might have been hard for a trustee to justify operating the business with the numbers it was showing. As for where it leaves current Cirrus owners and those thinking of buying one, the sale is probably a positive thing."<ref name="AvWeb02Mar11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/China_VS_American_Dream_204200-1.html|title = China vs. the American Dream|access-date = 3 March 2011|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=March 2011| work = AvWeb}}</ref>

In mid-March 2011, aviation industry analyst Brian Foley indicated that he was trying to organize a group of US investors to make a counter-offer to the Chinese buy-out to keep Cirrus as a US-owned company. Foley stated that he had seen an "overwhelming response" from the U.S. aviation community, indicating that Americans want Cirrus "to be owned and operated on American soil, period."<ref name="AvWeb16Mar11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AnalystSeeksUSInvestorsForCirrus_204271-1.html |title = Cirrus on U.S. Bid: "No Comment"|access-date = 16 March 2011|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=March 2011| work = AvWeb}}</ref> Foley's counter-offer did not materialize.

In late March 2011, freshman Minnesota congressman [[Chip Cravaack]] urged the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to exercise "extreme caution" over allowing  the sale of Cirrus to the Chinese government, indicating that he was concerned that company technology would be used for Chinese military programs. Cirrus spokesman Todd Simmons responded to  the congressman's remarks with surprise, responding that, "the CAIGA transaction is an investment in Duluth and our local communities."<ref name="AvWeb26Mar11">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Congressman_Warns_About_Cirrus_Sale_204324-1.html|title = Congressman Warns About Cirrus Sale|access-date = 28 March 2011|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=March 2011}}</ref> On 30 March 2011, at the [[Sun 'n Fun]] airshow, company co-founder Dale Klapmeier provided reassurances that Chinese ownership would not result in production being moved out of the US. Klapmeier also expressed disappointment in the political issues raised, particularly by Cravaack. Klapmeier explained, "His concerns are unfounded,"  detailing that Cirrus did not have any unique technology that could be employed in military applications.<ref name="AvWeb30Mar11">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/snf/SunNFun2011_CirrusUpdatesOnJetChinaDeal_204358-1.html|title =Cirrus Updates On Jet, China Deal|access-date = 31 March 2011|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=March 2011}}</ref> Former 18-term Minnesota Congressman [[Jim Oberstar]] also came out in support of Cirrus and the acquisition, saying Cravaack was "undermining" the situation, and that "we have nothing to fear from an investment such as this by the Chinese."<ref name="StarTribune27Mar11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.startribune.com/business/118815309.html|title = Cirrus CEO: China Deal Saves Jobs|access-date = 15 July 2014|last = Spencer|first = Jim|date = March 2011|work = StarTribune|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110402043744/http://www.startribune.com/business/118815309.html|archive-date = 2 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="StarTribune28Feb11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.startribune.com/local/117076333.html|title = Cirrus to be Acquired by Chinese Firm|access-date = 15 July 2014|last = Feyder|first = Susan|date=Feb 2011| work = StarTribune}}</ref>

The sale was reviewed by the [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]] and was approved, as Cirrus has no national security-sensitive trade secrets.<ref name="AvWeb08Mar11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/ChinaCirrusDealFacesSecurityReview_204233-1.html|title = China-Cirrus Deal Faces Security Review|access-date = 10 March 2011|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=March 2011| work = AvWeb}}</ref> The sale to CAIGA was completed as a merger of the two companies on 28 June 2011.<ref name="Avweb28Jun11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusFinalizesChinaDeal_204886-1.html|title = Cirrus Finalizes China Deal|access-date = 30 June 2011|last = Grady|first = Mary|date=June 2011| work = AvWeb}}</ref><ref name="Cirrus28Jun11">{{cite web|url = http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/news/cirrus-aircraft-caiga-complete-merger/|title = Cirrus Aircraft, CAIGA Complete Merger|access-date = 30 June 2011|last = Cirrus Aircraft|date = June 2011|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140423113222/http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/news/cirrus-aircraft-caiga-complete-merger/|archive-date = 23 April 2014}}</ref>

In July 2011, CAIGA president Xiangkai Meng and Duluth Mayor [[Don Ness]] signed a non-binding [[Memorandum of Understanding]] that the jobs at Cirrus would remain in Duluth and not be moved to China. Ness said "Verbal assurances are wonderful, but a written assurance, signed by the president of CAIGA, certainly carries much more weight."<ref name="AVweb16Jul11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Duluth_Cirrus_Jobs_Assured_204978-1.html|title = Duluth Jobs Assured Says CAIGA|access-date = 18 July 2011|last = Niles|first = Russ|date=July 2011| work = AVweb}}</ref>

Following the company's merger with CAIGA in July 2011, company CEO Brent Wouters indicated that Cirrus would move quickly to expand its line of aircraft, including bringing the Vision SF50 jet to market. Wouters said "We need to expand our product line -- bigger, smaller, faster airplanes, a much broader range, and very quickly. And we need more penetration in the top 10 foreign markets. And we must go forward quickly on both avenues."<ref name="AVweb25Jul11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EAAAirVenture2011_CirrusReadyToMoveWithSenseOfUrgency_205036-1.html|title = Cirrus Ready To Move With "Sense Of Urgency"|access-date = 25 July 2011|last = Grady|first = Mary |date=July 2011| work = AVweb}}</ref>

On the first anniversary of Chinese government ownership in 2012, company CEO Dale Klapmeier indicated that Cirrus was financially in a much better position and progress was being made with certifying the Vision SF-50 jet.<ref name="Niles22Ju12" />

In March 2013, the company was granted a loan for [[US$]]950,000 from the city of [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]] to purchase an [[autoclave]] for composite production at the company's Grand Forks facility. The loan was originally turned down by the city, questioning whether the company would ever repay it. The loan was later allowed and an apology issued.<ref name="Grady12Mar13">{{cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CirrusResolvesLoanIssueNamesNewPresident_208304-1.html|title = Cirrus Resolves Loan Issue, Names New President |access-date = 14 March 2013|last = Grady|first = Mary|date = 12 March 2013| work = AVweb}}</ref>

In July 2013, Cirrus president and COO Pat Waddick indicated that the ongoing Chinese government investment would allow it to continue to develop new models of aircraft with innovative powerplants. CEO Dale Klapmeier stated that the company hopes to eventually establish additional aircraft manufacturing facilities in China.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bertorelli |first=Paul |url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus-Looks-Beyond-Vision-Jet220257-1.html |title=Cirrus Looks Beyond Vision Jet - AVweb flash Article |publisher=Avweb.com |date=2013-07-29 |access-date=2013-08-02}}</ref>

In 2013 the company delivered 276 new aircraft. This was a 10 percent increase in the number of deliveries over 2012 and the company's best year since before the 2008 recession. In 2013 the SR22 and SR22T were the highest-selling general aviation fixed-wing aircraft in the world and had been for eleven years in a row.<ref name=GAMA2016/><ref name="Durden21Feb14">{{cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/2013-a-Good-Year-for-Cirrus221478-1.html|title = 2013: A Good Year for Cirrus|access-date = 24 February 2014|last = Durden|first = Rick|date = 21 February 2014| work = AVweb}}</ref> Cirrus passed [[Textron Aviation]] as the largest producer of piston aircraft by unit-volume in 2013, and has remained the largest ever since.<ref name=GAMA2018>{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA-2018-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf|title=2018 Annual Report|author=General Aviation Manufacturers Association|date=2019|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Rapoport|first=Geoff|url= https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/GAMA-2016-Year-End-Report-Piston-Sales-Flat-Turbine-single-228544-1.html |title= GAMA 2016 Year-End Report: Piston Sales Flat, Turbine Single And Cirrus Sales Up| work = AVweb |date= 22 February 2017|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref>

On 25 March 2014 the company's first conforming Vision SF50 jet flew.<ref name="AIN24Mar14">{{cite web|url = http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2014-03-25/cirrus-flies-first-conforming-sf50-vision-jet|title = Cirrus Flies First Conforming SF50 Vision Jet |access-date = 2014-06-25|last = Trautvetter|first = Chad|date=March 2014}}</ref> Cirrus also indicated that it was continuing to hire engineers, technicians and designers for the jet program. From 2011 to 2014 Cirrus hired more than 300 new workers, bringing the total number of employees to over 800.<ref name=DuluthTribune>{{cite news|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/3679684-us-buyers-boost-cirrus-sales |title=US buyers boost Cirrus sales|newspaper=Duluth News Tribune |date= Feb 15, 2015|access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref><ref name="PrairieBusiness26Mar14">{{cite web|url = http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/18360/|title = Duluth-based plane maker Cirrus has operations in Grand Forks|access-date = 2014-09-26|last = Renalls|first = Candace|date = March 2014|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140926160102/http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/18360/|archive-date = 2014-09-26}}</ref>

In May 2015, Dale Klapmeier announced plans for the company to expand to the [[McGhee Tyson Airport]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] and establish a customer delivery center there, which officially opened on 12 January 2017 with a focus on aircraft maintenance and support, design personalization, [[fixed base operations]] (FBO), flight training and more.<ref name=VisionCenter/><ref name="WATE-TV-Jan12"/>

On 28 October 2016, Cirrus received [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] type certification for the Vision SF50 [[very light jet]],<ref name="avweb.com"/> with deliveries beginning in December of that year in the company's new Duluth aircraft finishing facility.<ref name=DNTVisionDelivery>{{cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/4183198-cirrus-delivers-first-vision-jet-unveils-new-facility|title=Cirrus delivers first Vision jet, unveils new facility|date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>

In April 2018, the company was named the 2017 winner of the [[Collier Trophy]] for the "greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America" in the past year. The trophy was awarded for "designing, certifying, and entering-into-service the Vision Jet — the world's first single-engine general aviation personal jet aircraft with a whole airframe parachute system".<ref name="Collier">{{cite web|url = https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Collier-Trophy-Goes-To-Cirrus-Jet-230563-1.html|title = Collier Trophy Goes To Cirrus Jet|access-date = 6 April 2018|last = Grady|first = Mary|work =AVweb |date = 4 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=BismarkTribune>{{cite news|url = http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/cirrus-aircraft-recognized-for-vision-personal-jet/article_a48b84d2-3fab-590e-936a-bb7f4eef44eb.html|title = Cirrus Aircraft recognized for Vision personal jet |access-date = 7 April 2018|last = Baumgarten|first = April|date= 5 April 2018| work = The Bismarck Tribune}}</ref>

By the end of 2019, Cirrus employed 1,600 people and produced 81 Vision Jets and 384 SR-series aircraft that year, resulting in the company's fifth year of growth and its best year in sales.<ref name=KBJR6>{{cite news|url = https://kbjr6.com/2019/12/16/like-drinking-from-a-fire-hose-cirrus-ceo-talks-first-months-on-the-job/|title = "Like drinking from a fire hose" Cirrus CEO talks first months on the job|access-date = 22 December 2019|last = Bowman|first = Bonney|date = 16 December 2019|work = [[KBJR-TV]]}}</ref><ref name=YahooFinance/><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.startribune.com/duluth-s-cirrus-aircraft-posted-its-best-sales-year-ever-in-2019/568041582/|title = Duluth's Cirrus Aircraft posted its best sales year ever in 2019 |access-date = 23 February 2020|last = DePass |first = Dee|date= 20 February 2020|work = Star Tribune}}</ref> The Vision SF50 became the world's best-selling general aviation jet.<ref name=YahooFinance/>

===2020s===
The company has continued to rapidly grow and expand into the 2020s, adding a thousand jobs from 2021 to 2023,<ref name=DNTInnovationCenter>{{cite news| url = https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/cirrus-aircraft-unveils-20-million-innovation-center|title = Cirrus Aircraft unveils $20 million Innovation Center|access-date = 29 September 2023|last = Bredsten|first = Brielle|date = 27 September 2023|work = [[Duluth News Tribune]]}}</ref> growing its operational footprint with several new facilities in U.S. states such as Texas, Arizona, Florida and Michigan, as well as European countries like France and the Netherlands, and seeing an increase in demand since the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-07-27/cirrus-closes-9000-aircraft-deliveries#:~:text=Cirrus%20Aircraft%20is%20marking%20three,of%20its%20popular%20aircraft%20models. |title= Cirrus Closes In on 9,000 Aircraft Deliveries|date = July 27, 2022|work = AINonline}}</ref>

In 2022, Cirrus sold 539 SR-aircraft (almost 40% of the entire piston market<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.flyingmag.com/gama-reports-year-over-year-increase-in-aircraft-shipments-in-a-governed-recovery/ |title= GAMA Reports Year-Over-Year Increase in Aircraft Shipments In a 'Governed' Recovery|date = February 22, 2022|last=Boatman |first=Julie |work = Flying}}</ref>) and 90 Vision Jets, totaling 629 deliveries, the most since 2007 and nearly $1 billion in total revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.startribune.com/duluth-based-cirrus-aircraft-sees-billings-jump-21-in-2022/600253823/?refresh=true |title= Duluth-based Cirrus Aircraft sees billings jump 21% in 2022|date = February 23, 2023|work = StarTribune}}</ref> It also became the largest single producer of general aviation aircraft in 2022 for the first time in the manufacturer's history.<ref name=SkiesMag>{{cite web|url = https://skiesmag.com/news/gama-2022-year-end-report-positive-industry-activity-opportunities-improve/ |title= GAMA's year-end report highlights positive industry activity & opportunities to improve|date = February 22, 2023|work = Iskies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/ga-deliveries-defy-workforce-and-supply-issues |title= GA Deliveries defy Workforce and Supply Issues|date = February 23, 2023|work = Australian Flyer}}</ref> It continued this trend in 2023, with SR shipments accounting for over 50 percent of the worldwide piston market, more than twice the output of any competitor.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/21/aviation-industry-growth-robust-yet-at-risk |title= Aviation Industry Growth Robust Yet at Risk|date = February 21, 2024|work = AOPA}}</ref>

Since the start of the pandemic, the company has experienced [[supply chain]] problems resulting in a backlog of almost 700 SR aircraft (as of March 2022<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-03-01/cirrus-backlog-shows-growing-demand-personal-aircraft |title= Cirrus Backlog Shows Growing Demand for Personal Aircraft|date = March 1, 2022|work = AIN}}</ref>) or nearly two years (as of January 2023<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/business-general-aviation/news/21291428/cirrus-aircraft-scrambles-to-keep-pace-with-demand |title= Cirrus Aircraft Scrambles To Keep Pace With Demand|date = January 3, 2023|work = AviationPros}}</ref>). It has also faced challenges from the FAA with two separate [[airworthiness directive]]s dealing with its [[Continental Aerospace Technologies|Continental]] piston engines and SR [[power lever]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/duluths-cirrus-aircraft-deals-with-federal-fallout-due-to-engine-suppliers-problems |title= Duluth's Cirrus Aircraft deals with federal fallout due to engine supplier's problems|work = Duluth News Tribune|date= February 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/cracked-power-levers-prompt-faa-to-order-sweeping-cirrus-sr-inspections/161017.article?fbclid=IwY2xjawHBCsVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHc4h2gg3df3x6jlpIce7rSCG2zm_wtA0GRxA_vasCiL1wvoFSKFbN2rTuQ_aem_eo5TTqReCu3pVoc-ABwo-A|title=Cracked power levers prompt FAA to order sweeping Cirrus SR inspections|work=FlightGlobbal|date= December 5, 2024}}</ref> as well as a company [[service bulletin]] dealing with its firing mechanisms for the primer material that ignites the parachute rocket on some SR and Vision Jet aircraft.<ref name="Niles30Mar23">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/285055/|title= First Engine, Then Chute Failed In Cirrus Incident|access-date= 20 April 2023|last= Niles|first= Russ|work= AVweb|date= 30 March 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230331145503/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/285055/|archive-date= 31 March 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>

Cirrus has helped lead sustainable efforts in the general aviation industry, becoming one of the first [[OEM]]s to conduct tests of [[Avgas#New unleaded fuel grades|unleaded fuel]] in SR22/22Ts and continuing tests of [[G100UL]] as part of a program to move towards full unleaded fuels, along with being an early adopter of [[sustainable aviation fuel]] (SAF) in the Vision Jet's [[Williams FJ33]] engine.<ref name=FlyingMag9K>{{cite web|url=https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-marks-9000th-sr-in-2023-with-limited-edition/|title=Cirrus Marks 9,000th SR in 2023 With Limited Edition|date=April 20, 2023|accessdate=2023-04-20|last=Boatman|first=Julie|work=Flying}}</ref>

In June 2023, Cirrus filed an application for an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) on the [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange]] with the aim of raising around US$300 million for expansion<ref name="Oconnor12Jun23"/> and selling up to 20% of the company.<ref name=BrunswickNews>{{cite web|url=https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/business/minnesota-aircraft-maker-flies-high-with-chinese-owner/article_3de1533c-e34b-5740-819d-525c9e3cb359.html|title=Minnesota aircraft maker flies high with Chinese owner|work=Brunswick News|date=8 September 2023|accessdate=11 September 2023}}</ref> The Chinese government-owned manufacturer does not plan to register with the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and thus will not be offering shares to Americans during the IPO,<ref name="Oconnor12Jun23">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/cirrus-files-for-public-offering-on-hong-kong-stock-exchange/|title= Cirrus Files For Public Offering On Hong Kong Stock Exchange|access-date= 13 June 2023|last= O'Connor|first= Kate|work= AVweb|date= 12 June 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230613153843/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/cirrus-files-for-public-offering-on-hong-kong-stock-exchange/|archive-date= 13 June 2023|url-status= live}}</ref> although U.S. investors may be able to buy stock in Cirrus following the IPO.<ref name=BrunswickNews/> The company ultimately raised HK$1.4 billion in net proceeds, or about US$180 million, and began trading in Hong Kong on Friday, July 12, 2024.<ref name=NikkeiAsia>{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/IPO/U.S.-based-Chinese-state-owned-aircraft-maker-Cirrus-lists-in-Hong-Kong|title=U.S.-based Chinese state-owned aircraft maker Cirrus lists in Hong Kong|work=Nikkei Asia|date=12 July 2024|accessdate=12 July 2024}}</ref> In February of that year, the company rebranded to highlight its broadened focus from manufacturing to "flight training, product services and support, aircraft management, upgrades and accessories, sales, finance, insurance, and more”, with CEO Zean Nielsen saying, "Cirrus continues its legacy of delivering innovative products and services that make aircraft ownership easy and synonymous with premium car ownership... The new brand identity honors Cirrus’ history while positioning itself for the future where the company will leverage its intelligent aircraft and connected digital ecosystem.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-revises-logo-to-signal-next-era-of-personal-aviation/|title=Cirrus Revises Logo to Signal ‘Next Era’ of Personal Aviation|work=Flying|date=26 February 2024|accessdate=7 October 2024}}</ref>

In 2024, Cirrus delivered 731 aircraft, its most in a single year to date (topping its 2006 record of 721) and totaling over $1 billion in revenue.<ref name=QuarterlyReportGAMA>{{cite web|title=Quarterly Shipments and Billings – GAMA|url=https://gama.aero/facts-and-statistics/quarterly-shipments-and-billings/|website=gama.aero|access-date=2025-02-19|publication-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>