Commander/Tiger Deal Falls Through | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-09.15.25

AirborneNextGen-
09.09.25

Airborne-Unlimited-09.10.25

Airborne-AffordableFlyers-09.11.25

AirborneUnlimited-09.12.25

Sat, Jul 17, 2004

Commander/Tiger Deal Falls Through

Aviation General Announces Default By Tiger Aircraft

The deal to bring Commander and Tiger aircraft models together under one roof has failed.

Aviation General, Incorporated has been informed that Tiger Aircraft, LLC and/or its affiliates, members, and investors, which include a subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated and various Taiwanese investors ("Tiger"), will not honor their commitment(s) pursuant to the executed Stock Purchase Agreement and court confirmed financial reorganization Plan for Commander Aircraft Company, Aviation General's wholly owned subsidiary.

Commander tells ANN that, "Tiger offered no reason, explanation, or justification for their default. In fact, Tiger had repeatedly assured interested parties, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the aviation media, our past and present employees, our shareholders, and our executives that they intended to honor their commitment(s). Aviation General and Commander fulfilled all prerequisites required for the closing of this investment transaction, including, respectively, a long and costly shareholder approval process and the attainment of a court confirmed financial reorganization Plan that would have allowed Commander to exit from Chapter 11.

Based on our Agreement with Tiger and their continued reassurances and public pronouncements of their commitment(s) during the past year, we have not sought other investors. Consequently, our company's future is uncertain, and new aircraft production will continue to be suspended indefinitely. We plan to continue to conduct our aircraft sales, brokerage, service, and refurbishment business. We also will seek qualified investors and/or merger opportunities with parties wishing to be part of a new corporate ownership structure."

FMI: www.commanderair.com, www.tigeraircraft.com

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.13.25): Center Weather Advisory

Center Weather Advisory An unscheduled weather advisory issued by Center Weather Service Unit meteorologists for ATC use to alert pilots of existing or anticipated adverse weather >[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.13.25)

“HITRON embodies the Coast Guard’s spirit of innovation and adaptability. From its humble beginnings as a prototype program, it has evolved into a vital force in our co>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.13.25)

Aero Linx: International Airline Medical Association (IAMA) The International Airline Medical Association (IAMA), formerly known as the Airline Medical Directors Association (AMDA)>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: Hover Camera Passport - A Gesture Controlled Selfie Drone

From 2017 (YouTube Edition): It’s So Simple to Operate, Anyone Can Do It… And We’re Not Kidding The drones were up and flying at the Consumer Electronics Show he>[...]

Airborne-NextGen 09.09.25: Textron Nixes ePlane, Joby L/D Flt, Swift Approval

Also: Space Command Moves, Alpine Eagle, Duffy Names Amit Kshatriya, Sikorsky-CAL FIRE Collab Textron eAviation is putting the development of its Nexus electric vertical takeoff an>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC