After 11 years at Cessna, and eight of them in the left seat, Jack Pelton is leaving the Textron-owned, Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer. A Textron spokesman told AIN this morning that the decision for Pelton, 52, to retire was a mutual one between Pelton and Textron CEO Scott Donnelly.
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May 2, 2011 - 3:30am
Cessna’s first-quarter revenues of $556 million were up by $123 million from the same period a year ago, but the Textron division still managed to sustain a larger operating loss–$38 million versus $24 million last year.
May 1, 2011 - 10:25am
While few in the business aviation industry are forecasting a spike in growth, they are willing to recognize that a recovery appears to be under way, albeit with fingers crossed behind their collective backs.
April 28, 2011 - 8:10am
Cessna Aircraft appointed Genesis Aviation of Shanghai an authorized sales representative in China for the Citation. Genesis joins long-time Cessna representative Aviation Supplies in marketing Citations in the People’s Republic of China.
April 28, 2011 - 6:15am
Spearheading a rally of more than 2,000 general aviation workers in Wichita in March, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood lauded the importance of general aviation manufacturing to the state of Kansas and the U.S. industrial base, and promised a visit to “the air capital of the world” from the President next year.
April 28, 2011 - 6:10am
Bell Helicopter’s service facility at Prague Ruzyne International Airport is the site of sister Textron company Cessna Aircraft’s newest Citation service facility. The EASA-approved Cessna operation shares the 32,000-sq-ft facility and has already begun offering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and warranty work. Cessna staffs and manages the facility.
April 21, 2011 - 10:45am
Cessna’s first-quarter revenues of $556 million were up by $123 million from the same period a year ago, but the Textron division still managed to sustain a larger operating loss–$38 million versus $24 million last year.
April 13, 2011 - 10:15am
Prague Ruzyne International Airport is the site of Cessna Aircraft’s newest Citation service center. Co-located with the Bell Helicopter service facility, it is certified by the EASA, staffed by Cessna personnel and occupies more than 32,000 sq ft of shop space. “The Prague facility is currently performing line and unscheduled maintenance, including warranty work.
March 31, 2011 - 8:45am
At this year’s Heli-Expo, Bell CEO John Garrison was adamant that the company could afford a new civil helicopter program. “Capital-wise we have the ability to invest in new platform development. That is not a constraint. We just have to pick and choose,” Garrison said, declining to identify the market sectors Bell was considering. “The business has the ability to fund it.”
March 22, 2011 - 10:20am
“Even in a down cycle [the general aviation industry] still creates $4.9 billion in exports. That’s extraordinary,” DOT Secretary Ray LaHood told more than 2,000 general aviation workers, elected officials and industry leaders gathered in Wichita yesterday for a GA rally hosted at Cessna Aircraft’s campus.
