Originally Posted by
rotorhead1026
My son thinks this means the end of the Bonanza. I hope not, but it's a possibility. We'll see.
The only airplane Cessna bought as an acquired item I know of, the Lance Columbia was "cessnized" to blend into existing model lines, but with an entire model line acquisition it seems unlikely they will spend much money converting the Beechcraft line over to Cessna. New nameplates maybe but I could see them not even bothering with that much. And I doubt they will drop any model that was selling well at Beechcraft. Although sales were not exactly hot, Bonanzas and Barons have enjoyed fair to good sales in recent years. Of those two models, I think they are more likely to drop the Baron because it is not a spin resistant airplane and Cessna has had it with lawsuits over piston twins.