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.

[1] In 2003, the factory was purchased by Larry Bays and Payne Hughes, and one month later Quality Aerospace transferred the type certificates of the S-2 to Thrush Aircraft.

[6] The first two examples of the 510G Switchback, a variant designed for firefighting were delivered to the Georgia Forestry Commission in 2017.

[7] The company entered bankruptcy protection in September 2019, intending to restructure and emerge in a better financial position.