Thrush Aircraft

Thrush Aircraft is a U.S. aircraft manufacturer based in Albany, Georgia. It currently manufactures the Thrush series of agricultural aircraft.

Thrush Aircraft, Inc
Private Company
IndustryAerospace
PredecessorAyres Corp. 
Founded2003
Headquarters
Albany, Georgia
,
United States
Area served
United States/Internationally
Key people
Mark McDonald - President[1]
ProductsAgricultural aircraft
Websitewww.thrushaircraft.com
Ayres S-2R Thrush

History

Rockwell International originally built the facility in 1965 and operated it until it was purchased by Ayres Corporation on 23 November 1977. In July 2001 Ayres filed for bankruptcy and the rights to the S-2 aircraft were passed to Quality Aerospace.[2] On 30 July 2003 Quality Aerospace transferred the type certificates of the S-2 to Thrush Aircraft.[3]

The company entered bankruptcy protection in September 2019 for the second time, intending to restructure and emerge in a better financial position. The company laid-off 113 employees as part of the process.[4]

Aircraft produced

See also

References
  1. "Management". Thrush Aircraft. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Directory: world airliners". Flight International. 12–18 November 2002. p. 46.
  3. Type Certificate Data Sheet A3SW
  4. Niles, Russ (30 September 2019). "Thrush Aircraft In Bankruptcy". AVweb. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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