Czech Sport Aircraft

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Czech Sport Aircraft
ProductsLight aircraft
Websitewww.cruiseraircraft.cz

Czech Sport Aircraft, a.s. (successor of Czech Aircraft Works) is an aircraft manufacturer based in the Czech Republic.[1] Czech Sport Aircraft company formally entered the market in 2009.[2]

In 2011 the company's aircraft line included the

Parrot,[1][3]
but from 2012 only the SportCruiser and PS-28 Cruiser have been produced. In June 2017 produced its 600th aircraft.

CZAW manufactured

Zenith STOL CH701 aircraft under license until the agreement was concluded in December 2006.[4]

History

Czech Sport Aircraft PS-28 Cruiser at Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire, England, 2016

In 2009 the Regional Court in Brno, Czech Republic declared the CZAW company bankrupt.[5] The successor company entered the market at the same year under the name Czech Sport Aircraft.

In January 2010, the company's SportCruiser aircraft was added to the

PiperSport under a licensing agreement. The stated plan was that CSA would still produce the aircraft and Piper would market it worldwide, as well as supply parts to customers.[6] In January 2011, the licensing agreement with Piper was abruptly ended with Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger saying "the company has a different business perspective and approach to the market than Czech Sport Aircraft". The PiperSport distributors then formed a dealer association to ensure the continued sales of the SportCruiser and support of both the SportCruiser and PiperSport in the US.[7][8]

In 2016 the SportCruiser was the best seller aircraft in SLSA category in USA.[9]

Aircraft

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Czech Sport Aircraft (2009). "About us - Czech Sport Aircraft Team". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Asociace leteckých výrobců". alv-cr.cz.
  3. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 38-39. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. ^ "Zenair Ltd and Czech Aircraft Works Terminate License Agreement" (PDF).
  5. ^ Sport Aviation: 21. March 2009. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Niles, Russ (January 2010). "Piper Unveils PiperSport LSA". Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  7. ^ Niles, Russ (January 2011). "Piper Terminates PiperSport Relationship". AvWeb. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  8. ^ Piper Aircraft (January 2011). "Piper to Terminate PiperSport Distributor Business Relationship". Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Light-Sport Aircraft Market Shares for Fleet and 2016". 1 May 2017.

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