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Private plane boom lifts postwar aviation surge
Flying executives drive a private aviation boom as nonmilitary, noncommercial aircraft in the United States exceed 90,000, three times 1946, led by corporate fleets and rising licenses. Major manufacturers expand with jets and light planes, with Beech, Cessna, and Piper dominating factory sales from 19 million in 1950 to 176 million last year.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
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Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp
Lockheed
Boeing
Beech Aircraft
Cessna Aircraft
Piper