Trailblazer: Russ Meyer On 50 Years With Cessna Aircraft
Release Date: 11/21/2024
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info_outlineIn the first of a series of interviews with business aviation trailblazers, listen in as legendary Cessna Aircraft executive Russ Meyer Jr. reminisces about the challenges and achievements over his five decades in the industry. Now chairman emeritus at Cessna, Meyer also gives his predictions for the years ahead, 50 years on from joining the airframer in 1974.