Avid Closes doors
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:01 am
Heads up to anyone with a friend building or waiting for Avid parts!
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November 6, 2003 - Avid Aircraft of Montana has shut down operations
at its factory in Ennis, Montana, according to a recorded message on its
company line. Callers hear the following message: "You have reached Avid
Aircraft of Montana. We are looking to relocate the company at a more
populated area of the country, possibly the Midwest. Therefore, the factory
is shut down. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we will
announce when we resume production. Thank you."
EAA's attempts to contact owners Jim and Kim Tomash have been
unsuccessful. The couple purchased the company, including manufacturing
rights and tooling, from majority owner and president Charlie DeRago in the
spring of 1999 and moved the entire operation from Idaho to Ennis. Jim
Tomash had been a minority owner of the company since 1989. Aircraft
designer Dean Wilson founded the company in 1983 with the introduction of
the Avid Flyer. In May 1987, a Flyer was the first experimental homebuilt to
fly to the North Pole. The latest product line includes the Magnum, Mark IV,
Bandit, Champion, and Catalina.
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November 6, 2003 - Avid Aircraft of Montana has shut down operations
at its factory in Ennis, Montana, according to a recorded message on its
company line. Callers hear the following message: "You have reached Avid
Aircraft of Montana. We are looking to relocate the company at a more
populated area of the country, possibly the Midwest. Therefore, the factory
is shut down. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we will
announce when we resume production. Thank you."
EAA's attempts to contact owners Jim and Kim Tomash have been
unsuccessful. The couple purchased the company, including manufacturing
rights and tooling, from majority owner and president Charlie DeRago in the
spring of 1999 and moved the entire operation from Idaho to Ennis. Jim
Tomash had been a minority owner of the company since 1989. Aircraft
designer Dean Wilson founded the company in 1983 with the introduction of
the Avid Flyer. In May 1987, a Flyer was the first experimental homebuilt to
fly to the North Pole. The latest product line includes the Magnum, Mark IV,
Bandit, Champion, and Catalina.
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