When the aviation industry took a downturn, Cessna built pizza pans for Pizza Hut (the restaurant chain was founded in Wichita). The company also built furniture for a time, and during World War II sewed uniforms in addition to building aircraft. The number of Cessna employees worldwide is 13,655. Cessna didn’t just build piston-powered aircraft. […]
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Women in Aviatin slated to meet at Disney World
Before you can plan your future, you need to imagine it. That’s why “Imagining Your Future” is the theme of this year’s Women in Aviation Conference. The 18th annual event is slated for Feb. 15-17 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Attendees will be immersed in the tactics and strategies necessary […]
Bill introduced to protect Montana backcountry strips
Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg (R) has introduced legislation to protect the state’s backcountry airstrips. The Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act would prohibit the federal government from closing or otherwise rendering inoperable aircraft landing strips located on federal lands. Montana relies on rural airstrips to provide access to the backcountry for firefighting, emergency relief, research and […]
Newest advances hit the airwaves
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), in partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), has launched a National Public Radio program called “Discovery Now” to explore the newest advances from NASA and the aerospace community. The 90-second radio segments air on National Public Radio’s WHRV 89.5 FM, during its prime-time weekday news […]
Cessna: The next 80 years
“Not many companies can say that they have been in business for 80 years, especially not many aviation companies,” noted Cessna President and CEO Jack Pelton when we sat down with him at EAA AirVenture in 2006. “But Cessna can. 2007 is our 80th anniversary.” Pelton then quickly noted that the company has been marking […]
More seminars, exhibitors planned for this year’s Northwest Aviation Conference
The 2007 Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show takes place Feb. 24-25 at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Wash. The event, sponsored by the Washington Aviation Association, is a showcase for all things aviation in the Pacific Northwest. If you need a part for your airplane, are shopping for avionics, or have questions about […]
Taylorcraft locked out: Bounced rent check is last chance for beleaguered company
A bounced rent check prompted the city of Brownsville, Texas, to put a lock and chains on the fence around the headquarters of Taylorcraft Aviation LLC, effectively closing down the business. According to Brownsville City Manager Charlie Cabler, Harry Ingram, president and owner of Taylorcraft, which rents a city-owned hangar at Brownsville/South Padre Island International […]
Heaven’s Landing: Pilots find paradise atop Georgia mountain
When Mike Ciochetti does something, he does it big. So when he decided to develop an airpark, he didn’t just shoot for the stars. He’s shooting for heaven. Ciochetti is the man behind Heaven’s Landing, an upscale airpark in the mountains of Georgia, about 90 miles northeast of Atlanta. A race car driver and pilot, […]
The incredible expanding airplane manuals
Do you still have your 1980s-era Walkman? It looks pretty big compared to an iPod, doesn’t it? While personal stereo technology has gotten smaller over the years, owners manuals for aircraft have grown — some have even tripled in size. For example, a 1971 owners manual for a Cessna 172 Skyhawk measures less than a […]