Cessna saw an opportunity ... offerings would be limited to the 400-series twins until 1968, when the Fanjet 500 would make its debut. This, of course, would evolve into the wildly successful ...

Cessna joined Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech ... Aimed at carrying the mail, the Type 500 scored its first sale to National Air Transport (NAT) in January 1927, with a contract worth $128,676.

UK-based aircraft management company has a fleet of 11 business jets Next year will bring the 50th anniversary of the Citation 500 type certification ... delivery of the Cessna SkyCourier 408.

as Cessna aimed to compete with learjet and Aero Commander, which had introduced their competitive business jets. The first prototype, originally known as the Fanjet 500, flew for the first time ...

None survived. Hefner was an accomplished pilot with a 25-year history in aviation totaling nearly 35,000 flight hours as of May, of which 850 were logged in the Cessna 500 series. Investigators ...