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Cessna

This article is about the American aircraft manufacturing company. For other uses, see Cessna (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Cesena.

Cessna Aircraft Company
FormerlyCessna-Roos Aircraft Company (September–October 1927)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAerospace
FoundedSeptember 7, 1927 (1927-09-07)[1]
FoundersClyde Cessna
Victor Roos
HeadquartersWichita, Kansas, United States
Key people
Scott A. Ernest (CEO from May 31, 2011)[2]
ProductsList of models
OwnerTextron Aviation (from 2014)
Number of employees
8,500 (2013)[3]
ParentTextron Inc.
SubsidiariesMcCauley Propeller Systems
Websitecessna.txtav.com Edit this at Wikidata

Cessna (/ˈsɛsnə/[4]) is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation also headquartered in Wichita. The company produced small, piston-powered aircraft, as well as business jets.[5] For much of the mid-to-late 20th century, Cessna was one of the highest-volume and most diverse producers of general aviation aircraft in the world. It was founded in 1927 by Clyde Cessna and Victor Roos and was purchased by General Dynamics in 1985, then by Textron, Inc. in 1992. In March 2014, when Textron purchased the Beechcraft and Hawker Aircraft corporations, Cessna ceased operations as a subsidiary company, and joined the others as one of the three distinct brands produced by Textron Aviation.[6]

Throughout its history, and especially in the years following World War II, Cessna became best known for producing small, high-wing, piston aircraft. Its most popular and iconic aircraft is the Cessna 172, delivered since 1956 (with a break from 1986 to 1996), with more sold than any other aircraft in history. Since the first model was delivered in 1972, the brand has also been well known for its Citation family of low-wing business jets which vary in size.

  1. ^ "Cessna Story-Milestones". Cessna.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Grady, Mary (May 31, 2011). "A New CEO For Cessna". AVweb. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  3. ^ "About Cessna–Overview". Cessna. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Duden Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6 ed.). Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG. 2006.
  5. ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 88. ISBN 9780850451634.
  6. ^ "Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft" (Press release). Providence, RI: Textron. Business Wire. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

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