www.eastwestaircraft.com http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/ East West Aircraft Sales Latest News FAA Reauthorizartion Bill http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/FAA_Reauthorizartion_Bill.html User Fees kept out of bill. 2008-04-25 First Sound Barrier Break by Airliner http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/First_Sound_Barrier_Break_by_Airliner.html April 1962: During a brief dive, a Philippine Airlines Douglas DC-8-53 became the first commercial airliner to exceed the speed of sound. Philippine Airlines is the first and longest operating commercial airline in Asia 2008-04-25 First Free-Fall Parachute Jump http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/First_Free_Fall_Parachute_Jump.html April 28, 1919: Leslie L. Irvin (founder of the Irvin Parachute Company, which is today Irvin Aerospace) made the first free-fall parachute jump at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio, thereby proving that such jumps do not induce unconsciousness (as otherwise predicted by some experts). April 27, 1920: Ormer Locklear was fined $25 for "reckless aerial driving" over Los Angeles. 2008-04-25 Cessna Parent is Bullish on Bizav http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Cessna_Parent_is_Bullish_on_Bizav.html Fist Quarter Earnings Up 2008-04-25 First Movie from an Airplane http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/First_Movie_from_an_Airplane.html April 24, 1909 & April 21, 1914 On this same week, in two different years, marked the first motion pictures (1909) and first news movie (1914) filmed from the air while on board an aircraft. 2008-04-25 Mustang Orders Top 500 http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Mustang_Orders_Top_500.html Cessna expects to deliver 100 this year. 2008-04-16 New Cessnas Make Debut http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/New_Cessnas_Make_Debut.html Cessna 350 and 400 models introduced. 2008-04-14 Caravan Gets Glass Cockpit http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Caravan_Gets_Glass_Cockpit.html WAAS Certified 2008-04-14 Synthetic Vision Has Arrived http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Synthetic_Vision_Has_Arrived.html Garmin SVT Coming to Cessna Airplanes 2008-04-10 Synthetic Vision Has Arrived http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Synthetic_Vision_Has_Arrived1.html Garmin SVT Coming to Cessna Airplanes 2008-04-10 Skycatcher Nears Production http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Skycatcher_Nears_Production.html First Production Serial Number to be at Oshkosh 2008-04-09 GA Sets Records in 2007 http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/GA_Sets_Records_in_2007.html Both billings and shipments highest in 25 years. 2008-02-27 Cessna Largest GA Manufacturer http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Cessna_Largest_GA_Manufacturer.html More than 190,000 airplanes delivered. 2008-02-27 Skycatcher is Cessna New LSA http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Skycatcher_is_Cessna_New_LSA__.html More details revealed at AirVenture 2007-07-23 Cessna's LSA Program http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Cessna_s_LSA_Program.html Cessna Aircraft on Tuesday greenlighted its light sport aircraft (LSA) program and said it plans to unveil a full-scale mock-up and program details at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 2007-07-11 Cessna to offer Diesel engines http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Cessna_to_offer_Diesel_engines.html Cessna is teaming up with Thielert to explore the use of dielsel engines in single engine products. 2007-06-28 FAQ's on TAWS from AOPA http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/FAQ_s_on_TAWS_from_AOPA.html 2004-12-31 Handheld GPS Not a Good Idea for IFR Approach! http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Handheld_GPS_Not_a_Good_Idea_for_IFR_Approach_.html 2004-09-17 Caravan Operation Draws Interest of Newspaper http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Caravan_Operation_Draws_Interest_of_Newspaper.html 2004-08-29 Caravan Amphib to a Citation CJ2 http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Caravan_Amphib_to_a_Citation_CJ2.html 2004-06-29 Caravan Amphib Goes to Work in Thailand http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Caravan_Amphib_Goes_to_Work_in_Thailand.html 2004-04-22 Grand Caravan, S/N 208B0561, Moves to Canada from Sweden http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Grand_Caravan__S_N_208B0561__Moves_to_Canada_from_Sweden.html 2004-04-21 Caravan Sale Allows Change to Pilatus http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Caravan_Sale_Allows_Change_to_Pilatus.html 2004-02-18 EastWest Moves S/N 208B0856 from Mexico to South Africa http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/EastWest_Moves_S_N_208B0856_from_Mexico_to_South_Africa.html 2003-11-06 Jimmy Buffet's Caravan Amphib Gets a New Home. http://www.eastwestaircraft.com/Jimmy_Buffet_s_Caravan_Amphib_Gets_a_New_Home_.html 2003-02-04