Keeping an aircraft cabin cool on the ground is a never ending problem. Wichita-based Lee Aerospace believes its new CoolView replacement windows will become a big part of the answer for a variety of legacy airplanes and a few new ones too. Lee Aerospace CEO Jim Lee said Monday that Cirrus Aircraft liked CoolView windows so much, they’re now standard equipment on the Cirrus Vision Jet after initially trying them as options. Continue Reading
Wichita-based Lee Aerospace (Booth 4663), which has been manufacturing aircraft windows among other things for more than 25 years, believes the days of pilots, crew, and passengers cooking in aircraft until the engines and cabin air are rolling could be over as it certifies its CoolView windows on more aircraft types. Continue Reading
WICHITA, Kan. — Change is not always easy, but it can be good.
That is the case for Malissa Nesmith, after 14 years with GlobalParts.aero. Malissa Nesmith joins Lee Aerospace, Inc. as Vice President of Marketing. Founded in 1989 by owner/President, Jim Lee, Lee Aerospace is well known for their reputation in window manufacturing. They have both OEM production as well as aftermarket support. Continue Reading
WICHITA, Kan. — Fourteen years after selling the business to Triumph Group, Jim Lee, founder and president of Lee Aerospace, bought the company back.
That was in 2014.
“He thought there was so much more he could be doing,” said Joe Scheer, Lee Aerospace vice president of operations. “He felt like we weren’t moving fast enough.”
Today, the aircraft window, sheet metal and composite structure operation has been growing and offering new products. Continue Reading
WICHITA, Kan. — The trickle down effect of Spirit’s planned growth in Wichita is beginning to hold.
Lee Aerospace today announced a new multi-year agreement to fabricate additional commercial aircraft parts through 2023 for longtime customer Spirit AeroSystems. Lee Aerospace facilities will deliver the parts to Spirit’s headquarters site in Wichita, Kansas. Continue Reading
Jim Lee still enjoys a challenge, even after 28 years in business and having his company named Kansas’ exporter of the year.
Next year, for instance, Lee Aerospace will start producing heated forward windows for airplanes, to go with the unheated windows, fuselages and other parts it now makes.
“That’s just the next step in sophistication in the window world,” Lee, the company’s owner and president, said.
Lee started the business in 1989 after working for Cessna and a company owned by his father. At the time, Lee Aerospace’s chief product was cabin windows for the Boeing 737. It employed 11 people and was located in about 5,000 square feet at Harry and Meridian.
Today, about 230 people work in its 160,000-square-foot plant in northeast Wichita, making windows and other components for about 30 different models of aircraft, primarily in the business jet market. Continue Reading
The Governor’s Exporter of the Year award proudly celebrates the successes of Kansas companies that excel in exporting and growing their communities. The program brings statewide recognition to Kansas companies committed to expanding sales in international markets and showcases those exporters as role models to other Kansas companies seeking similar success. Continue Reading
WICHITA, KANSAS — Lee Aerospace announces its new CoolView aircraft windows which reduce infrared rays up to 82.4% and eliminates up to 99% of harmful UV rays, resulting in a much cooler cabin. The windows are engineered with an advanced thin metallic composite barrier system within the construction of the windows, creating a lifetime barrier that will not wear out. Continue Reading
Lee Aerospace is excited to be a part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Aviation Day being held in Topeka, Kansas. The event is Thursday, February 9 from 11am to 3pm at the Statehouse.
“Aviation Day showcases aviation businesses that contribute to the Kansas economy,” KDOT Aviation Director Merrill Atwater said. “Come meet and hear about the positive impacts aviation and aerospace industries have in the state of Kansas.
Legislators and other attendees are invited to learn more about aviation as well as network with thirty exhibitors from the industry. The event will be on the first floor of the Capitol.
Read more about Aviation Day on KDOT or The Wichita Eagle websites.
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