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Alpha Aviation is an aircraft manufacturing company based in Hamilton, New Zealand. It manufactures the Alpha 2000 range of light aircraft. The company was founded by Richard Izard to purchase the rights to Apex Aircraft's Alpha R2000 aircraft, originally manufactured by Avions Robin. Izard felt, it is reported, that this existing aircraft design could be substantially improved by the application of advanced production techniques and quality control. The aircraft is now being marketed as the 120T and 160A variants by Alpha (as well as the 160Ai, a 160A with a fuel-injected engine.)

The first aircraft manufactured (ZK-FXY) had its initial flight on April 12, 2006. The first production Alpha 160A aircraft (ZK-WKF and -WJH) entered service with Waikato Aero Club, based just across the road from Alpha at Hamilton Airport, in September/October 2006. Alpha expanded it's production facilities in Hamilton, with an extension to the hangar being put in place in November 2006.

[edit] Liquidation

On January 23, 2008, Inventis Limited (Alpha Aviation's parent company) applied for some companies in the Alpha Aviation group to be placed in voluntary liquidation. They were placed in receivership by their bank later that day.

On June 23, 2009, it was announced that Alpha Aviation was sold to Hong Kong based company, IXL limited, who intend intends to re- start manufacturing planes at Alpha Aviation’s Hamilton Airport based factory.

[edit] External links

• Alpha Aviation website
• Alpha sold to Hong Kong plane-maker - Waikato Times article 22 June 2009
• Press release from Pricewaterhousecoopers regarding sale of Alpha Aviation to IXL Limited

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