Just days after union production-line workers at Cessna Aircraft were forced by default to accept a new contract, the Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer announced this morning that it is again scaling back Citation business jet production and, as a result, will lay off 700 more employees. Parent company Textron today reported that it is “adjusting aircraft production schedules and reducing headcount at its Cessna business unit due to continued weakness in new aircraft orders.” According to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly, “We have not yet seen a discernable improvement in business jet order activity. Therefore, we are taking further production and restructuring actions at Cessna.”

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