120 years:
Continental Aerospace Technologies. Founded in 1905 in Michigan, Continental produces high-performing engines.
100 years:
Fairchild Industries was founded in 1925; its oldest aircraft is displayed at the EAA museum in Oshkosh.
100 years:
TravelAir was the partnership of Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, and Lloyd Stearmen, which launched many iconic aviation companies.
90 years:
Bell Helicopter was founded in July 1935 as the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York.
90 years:
From headsets to G-suits, David Clark has been producing innovative products since 1935.
85 years:
Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) Inc. has been aligned with aviation education and was founded in 1940 at Boeing Field.
60 years:
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty was founded by Bob and Flo Irwin in 1960 in California.
45 years:
After a fact-finding trip to Alaska Jim Richmond sold his home insulation business to rebuild Super Cubs, and CubCrafters was born.
45 years:
Professional Instrument Courses (PIC), founded in 1980, is an industry leader in instrument training.
40 years:
PS Engineering is celebrating Mark Scheuer’s engineering ingenuity.
25 years:
Guardian Avionics has been making carbon monoxide detectors for GA aircraft since 2000.
Congratulate these companies that support general aviation!
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