Fantasy Air
TypePrivate company
IndustryAerospace
Defunct2009
Fatebankrupt
Headquarters
Pisek Airport
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ProductsUltralight aircraft
Fantasy Air Allegro 2000

Fantasy Air (Fantasy Air, s.r.o.) was a Czech aircraft manufacturer.[1] The company started building ultralight aircraft in the 1990s. Fantasy Air manufactured the Allegro 2007 aircraft under microlight/ultralight regulations in several countries and under the Light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules in the US.

The company made a deal to purchase Pisek Airport in 2007, which took needed cash out of the manufacturing operation. The company was declared bankrupt on 9 November 2007, but managed to sell the airport and make a recovery.[2][3]

In July 2009 the manufacturing of the Allegro was moved to Roseburg, Oregon, USA, as part of X-Air Australia. The move was attributed to the high value of the Euro reducing sales to the USA and Australia.[4][5][6]

References

  1. Fantasy Air (December 2009). "Fantasy Air". Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. Matronics (November 2007). "Fantasy Air Bankrupt". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. Niles, Russ (January 2008). "Fantasy Air Back on Track". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  4. Grady, Mary (July 2009). "LSA Update -- Allegro Moves To Oregon; New Online Tool Helps Shoppers". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  5. X-Air Australia (n.d.). "Allegro". Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  6. Press Release (July 2009). "Allegro Light Sport Aircraft Now Made In USA". Aero-News Network. Retrieved 26 December 2010.


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