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Dwane L. Wallace
In 1936, Wallace took complete control of Clyde Cessna Aircraft and set out to make it the #1 light plane manufacturer. Wallace’s sharp engineering skills allowed him to create high quality, low cost planes that could be made on efficient... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Charles M. Pigott
Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion. Part of that growth was generated... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca
loan was granted and a year later, Iacocca announced Chrysler’s first profit in many years. During his turnaround of Chrysler, he brought the convertible back into fashion and introduced the minivan. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Glenn L. Martin
Martin created the largest pre-World War II airplane manufacturing firm in America. He was the creative inventor of numerous airplanes mostly designed for military purposes (e.g. the famous B-10 bomber, B-26 and huge “Clipper” seaplanes).... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
W. Michael Blumenthal
When Blumenthal took over Bendix, it had become a gigantic conglomerate producing a bewildering variety of products. Blumenthal sold several of the company’s unprofitable divisions, and doubled company sales during his tenure to more than... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Thomas E. Braniff
Braniff received his first airmail contract from the federal government in 1934, four years after founding Braniff Airways. In 1952, Braniff acquired Mid-Continent Airlines, which made Braniff Airways the sixth largest airline in the U.S. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice took the helm of General Motors during the height of the post-war automobile boom. He dramatically impacted the boom by approving a $1 billion investment in the company. In so doing, General Motors expanded the scale and scope of... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Ready for Departure
As millions of passengers return to the skies for long-delayed plans, they’ll be returning to an airport that’s likely a little different. The lockdowns of 2020 hit aviation harder than almost any other industry. Airports, as a subsector,... View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
those cases, they saw their failures as learning experiences that proved to be useful in the future. As the author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh said: “It takes as much courage to have tried View Details
Joseph W. Crosby
Crosby built a small $3 million military supply (jet propulsion fuels) company into a $275 million advanced research and development operation. During his tenure, Thiokol designed sophisticated rocket launch equipment used for the Mercury... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Guy W. Vaughan
Vaughan was instrumental in the creation of products such as the Wright Whirlwind J-6 plane, used by Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Cyclone engine series, which were used in DC-1 aircraft. Vaughan’s real achievements, however, came... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.
Having worked in many of the company's subsidiaries since graduating from college, Rockwell Jr. assumed leadership from his father in 1967 and expanded the company across the globe through a series of mergers View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Simon Ramo
A brilliant scientist, Ramo held 25 patents by the age of 30. He was responsible for much of the development of the Air Force’s ballistic missile, airborne radar, computer, navigation and armament control systems. He started his own... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
John K. Northrop
After frustrating attempts at aircraft engineering with many other firms, John Northrop founded Northrop Aircraft and helped it grow into a very lucrative defense contractor, providing everything from bombers, fighter jets, View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Larry L. Prince
Prince continued Genuine Parts’ record 50-year history of consecutive sales and earnings increases. Through an expanding product line and strategic acquisitions, the company revenues have increased from $3... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
Jeff Immelt’s night table—Railway Age, Aviation Week, Broadcasting & Cable—represents just a few of the industries encompassed by General Electric, the company founded by Thomas Edison where Immelt is entering his ninth year as chairman... View Details
Willard F. Rockwell
Trained as an engineer, Rockwell had several positions in the auto-parts manufacturing industry prior to becoming president of the entity now known as Rockwell International. Though the company was successful as an auto-parts maker, Rockwell expanded it into many other... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Harvey H. Lamm
Lamm created the only publicly traded car importer in the United States through the founding of Subaru of America. He introduced the United States to “four wheel drive” and “all wheel drive” with the import of the Subaru wagon in 1975, a... View Details
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Transportation - Business & Environment
some transportation modes is happening at a rapid pace, many modes are proving difficult to decarbonize, particularly aviation and freight. [39] By 2040, Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects 57% of all... View Details
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50%... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace