Donna retires after 18 years at Zenith Aircraft

After 18 years, Donna Zimmerman will be retiring from Zenith Aircraft Company at the end of this year.

Donna was responsible for shipping and receiving, making sure the many parts that make up the kits were carefully packaged and crated.  Here, Donna works on one of her last shipments, helping Glen (of Hulett, Wyoming) pack his STOL CH 750 wings, slats and flaperon kit on his trailer this morning (pictured above and below). Donna has helped pack thousands of kit parts and pieces on customers' trailers or in the back of their vehicles, and looked forward to helping them get their Zenith kit parts safely home.

Over her years at Zenith Aircraft she was responsible for packing literally hundreds of Zenith Aircraft kits, shipped to customers across the country and around the world.

Above left, Donna rests against a carefully crated kit containing all the parts to build a Zenith aircraft.

With excellent attention to detail, Donna was also tasked with quality control of the many parts manufactured in the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri.

The shipping and receiving department inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory

We thank Donna for her 18 years service at Zenith Aircraft Company.  

Please join us in wishing Donna all the best in her well-deserved retirement!  Wishing her success in this next phase in her life.

 

 

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Comment by Rich M Ward on December 28, 2016 at 1:29pm

Thank you Donna. And Happy Retirement. Your attention to detail was amazing. and much appreciated. Please, enjoy life's next chapter. The world awaits you. 

Comment by Thomas Jackson on December 28, 2016 at 1:02pm

DONNA, thanks for the help over the years. Several times I picked up parts, big and small, and you always knew how to make sure they departed safely on their way.

Thanks again and now it's time for you to build your own Zenith and have the time of your life !!!

Comment by Ramesh Nori on December 28, 2016 at 1:00pm
Thanks Donna. Please remember that you helped fulfill dreams of great many pilots or would be pilots like me in building their planes

Good luck with every thing

Ramesh
Comment by William (Bill) Blackmore on December 28, 2016 at 12:59pm

Thanks for your help in the past, hope you enjoy your retirement. Best wishes

Comment by Doug Malloy on December 28, 2016 at 11:30am

Thanks Donna. Always impressed by the completeness and packaging of the parts you sent. Good luck in retirement.

Comment by Michael Chesney on December 28, 2016 at 11:27am

Happy retirement!! I was always impressed with the packing and crating...you're going to be hard to replace!! 

Comment by Jon Croke on December 28, 2016 at 11:13am

Donna,I still have many of your custom crates and packing materials used for projects around the shop. It will be difficult to replace you with someone as good!  Thanks for your service!

Comment by RW Hunker Jr on December 28, 2016 at 11:08am

Thanks Donna...I was always impressed with the packaging; 1st class work.  Happy Trails to you.

Comment by Douglas Kupersmith on December 28, 2016 at 11:06am

Thanks so much for all your great work Donna.  Best of luck in your new life!

Comment by Paul Winder on December 28, 2016 at 11:04am

Thanks to Donna, never had a part missing or damaged in the original complete 701 kit or subsequent replacement part orders.  Really appreciate her attention to detail and that of all Zenith employees.  Great company!  Hope you enjoy retirement.

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