People who have followed Cirrus Aircraft’s rise from shaky kit company to the world’s dominant manufacturer of general aviation aircraft are aware of just how long it took to claw to the top of the market.
Today, after decades of striving, the Cirrus struggles to keep up with demand for its airplanes. While this might sound like a nice problem, the production backlogs and yearslong waiting lists have, in certain ways, become liabilities the company seeks to control more effectively.