Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"There's no economic model that justifies setting up a support team to support just five planes in the field. There's no critical mass to make it economically viable. We're the lighting rod for their ire right now because they got burned by the prior company. I don't think there's anyone with this company that doesn't sympathize with them ... but it is not our responsibility to support these owners. The previous company is responsible for putting them in the position they're in today."

Source: Jan D'Angelo, a former Adam Aircraft worker and now head of customer support at AAI Acquisition. The Russian-backed company bought many of Adam's assets in April this year, with the intent to continue certification efforts for the A700 very-light-jet. As for the already-certified A500 piston twin -- on which the A700 is heavily-based -- AAI announced at Oshkosh last month it won't build any more planes, beyond the seven Adam assembled prior to its February entry into Chapter 7 liquidation. Five of those planes are in customers' hands... but they can't fly them, without company support.

FMI: www.adamaircraft.com