Hello,
I will be going to Oshkosh this Saturday primarily to
check out this wonderful aircraft I have already
received all of the info from Europa and now want to
see it in the flesh.
After reading this Board the last couple of days, I
was wondering, will there be a Europa booth there?,
and if not will there still be Europa aircraft to
checkout on Saturday?
If Europa recovers from this and i believe they will,
I plan to be building my Europa XS tri-gear about this
time next year ;).
Jerry Otto
CCS_MYSTICDEATH@YAHOO.COM
--- Europa Aircraft <europa@gate.net> wrote:
> <europa@gate.net>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I can't say what is happening in the UK, as I only
> have responsibility for
> managing their US office.
>
> As far as the US office goes, we are scaling back
> here quite a bit for now.
> As of July 15 the office will be available on a part
> time basis only. This
> is due in part to the fact that the US dollar has
> not been worth much
> against the UK pound for quite some time. Though
> the company initially felt
> it prudent to sell kits at a loss in the US to stay
> in the market, the
> exchange rate continues to be unfavorable longer
> than expected. Though I
> will miss being here full time, I do feel that this
> is a positive step for
> the company to reorganize, focusing it's assets
> where they are needed most
> on new developments & better parts stores.
>
> We will also be selling our two US demonstrators.
> However, we are currently
> planning to keep our hanger & office at the Lakeland
> Florida airport.
>
> I will continue to remain on a part time, volunteer
> basis to support our
> existing builders.
>
> The company president, and managing director, Keith
> Wilson, also informs me
> that he is very committed to supporting our existing
> US builders, and
> delivering any backordered parts to US builders.
>
> I was also informed that the company has future
> plans for the US, and
> Canada, possibly to include the upcoming Sport Plane
> category in the US, and
> the existing Advanced Ultralight category in Canada.
>
> Finally, the UK has just informed me that we will
> not be attending the
> fly-in at Oshkosh this year. I do still hope that
> many of you fly-in with
> your Europa as planned however. The reserved area
> will still be available.
>
> Happy Building & Flying!
>
> John L. Hurst
> Europa Aircraft
> Lakeland, FL
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> tom@tompaul.com
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: us office
>
>
> <tom@tompaul.com>
>
> I heard today that the europa office is going to
> adopt a part-time
> schedule of weekends, due to lack of revenue. This
> is quite unsettling
> news. While i know there is a strong community of
> europaphiles out
> there (here), to have a plane become an orphan when
> it is only half
> finished is not a nice feeling. How's it going in
> the UK?
>
>
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