How many planes does Cirrus sell a year?

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. The Vision SF50 became the world’s best-selling general aviation jet.

How many Cirrus are there?

Cirrus launched its Vision Jet in 2016, and there are now more than 170 in service worldwide. The jet was the world’s first single-engine “personal jet,” the company said, with room for five adults and two children, as well as an emergency airframe parachute system as standard equipment.

How many Cirrus jets have been delivered?

By the end of 2018, 88 aircraft had been delivered, including 63 that year, while 540 orders were backlogged. Cirrus increased production to over 80 aircraft in 2019 and plans to produce 100 in 2020.

How many Cirrus have crashed?

Cirrus airplanes are rated as the world’s best-selling piston aircraft, but have had a long spate of crashes over the years that set off intense speculation in the aviation industry over the reasons. One article reported 147 crashes of Cirrus SR22 aircraft between 2001 and early 2014.

Who owns Cirrus Aircraft?

Aviation Industry Corporation of China
China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd.
Cirrus Aircraft/Parent organizations

Are Cirrus Vision Jets still grounded?

Cirrus Aircraft has returned to EBACE with the Vision Jet to announce that the issue with aircraft’s angle of attack sensor that forced its grounding by the US Federal Aviation Administration in April is now resolved and the fleet has returned to service.

Who buys Cirrus Aircraft?

Cirrus Design’s SR-22 in a file photo. Cirrus has agreed to be acquired by a Chinese company, China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd. Duluth-based Cirrus Aircraft has reached a deal to sell the company to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company, based in China’s Guangdong Province.

Are there planes with parachutes?

And to date, Cirrus continues to be the only company to include a whole airframe parachute as standard equipment on all certified aircraft models.