Cessna's Independence Facility Delivers 10,000th Single-Engine Airplane

Cessna says its aircraft factory in southeast Kansas delivered its 10,000 single-engine airplane this week. 

The company says Liberty University took delivery of this milestone aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, along with two other Cessna Skyhawks.

“Reaching this milestone is a testament to the quality of the workforce at our Independence facility, which continues to be a cornerstone of our manufacturing footprint,” said Lily English, Independence general manager.

Since 1996, the Independence facility has produced the majority of Cessna single-engine airplanes, including the Skyhawk, Turbo Skylane JT-A, Stationair, TTx , as well as two Citation jets– the Mustang and the M2.

Cessna's parent company, Textron Aviation, also has its Garmin avionics training center in Independence.