Englewood, Colorado, March 5, 2008 – Adam Aircraft Industries, Inc. (“Adam Aircraft”) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on February 15, 2008 and Jeffrey Weinman was appointed as the Chapter 7 Trustee. The Trustee has put forth a motion to the Colorado District Bankruptcy Court to sell all of assets of the company in a bulk sale. Assets include, but are not limited to, aircraft, aircraft parts, intellectual property licenses and patents, customer and vendor contracts, aircraft certifications, manufacturing equipment, and significant backlog orders.
About Adam Aircraft Industries, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Adam Aircraft (www.adamaircraft.com) designed and manufactured a family of innovative general aviation aircraft, including the centerline thrust, twin-engine A500, and the A700 twin-engine very light jet. The A500 aircraft has been Type Certified by the FAA, and the A700 at the time of bankruptcy filing was undergoing flight test and development with certification anticipated in late 2008. The Company has two manufacturing facilities located in Colorado as well as one facility in Ogden, Utah. Operations of the Colorado facilities were suspended in February of this year. The Company employed approximately 800 skilled workers and engineers.
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