- Liberty Aerospace
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company_type=private corporation
foundation=2000
location=Melbourne, Florida
key_people=Keith Markley (President , andCEO )
industry=Aerospace
products =General aviation aircraft
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homepage = [http://www.libertyaircraft.com www.libertyaircraft.com]Liberty Aerospace is a manufacturer of
general aviation aircraft based inMelbourne, Florida .The company produces one model, the
Liberty XL2 , an advanced two-seat touring aircraft based on the British-designed Europahomebuilt airplane (which has been sold back to a separate management team). The aircraft design receivedFAA production certification in the spring of 2006 and Liberty has already received its first order from aMontana -based aircraft-leasing company. Sales have also been launched in the European market.In a news release issued in April 2008, Liberty Aerospace CEO Keith Markley announced that some of the 180 employees at the Melbourne, Florida manufacturing facility will lose their jobs when the company starts outsourcing aircraft production to Romania. He indicated that the company will maintain its headquarters in Melbourne, but it is not clear how many employees will be still be employed by the company in the USA. cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AspenAvionics_LibertyAerospace_TeamUp_197555-1.html|title = Aspen Avionics, Liberty Team Up|accessdate = 2008-04-08|last = Niles|first = Russ|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = April]
Company
Liberty Aerospace, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware For-Profit Corporation on October 6, 2000 (File # 3299031).
Liberty Aerospace, Inc. was registered as a Florida Foreign For-Profit Corporation on April 7, 2004 (Doc # [http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?a1=DETFIL&n1=F03000001707&n2=NAMFWD&n3=0000&n4=N&r1=&r2=&r3=&r4=LIBERTYAEROSPACE&r5= F03000001707] ).
Liberty Aerospace Holdings, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware For-Profit Corporation on
April 23, 2004 (File # 3517687).In October 2004, the Kuwait Finance House, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House of Bahrain, acquired 75% of Liberty Aerospace for around $60 million cite web|url = http://www.libertyaircraft.com/airplane-company/2-history.php|title = History|accessdate = 2008-03-17|last = Liberty Aerospace|authorlink = |year = 2006] .
Key Personnel
Liberty's key personnel in 2006 were:
*President & Chief Executive Officer: Keith Markley cite web|url = http://www.libertyaircraft.com/airplane-company/4-team.php|title = Team|accessdate = 2008-03-17|last = Liberty Aerospace|authorlink = |year = 2006]
*Chief Operating Officer: Paul Bartlett
*Chief Financial Officer: Scott Meder
*General Counsel: Margaret NapolitanReferences
External links
* [http://www.libertyaircraft.com/ Liberty Aerospace web site]
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