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Alpha Aviation is an aircraft manufacturing company based in 
On 23 June 2009, it was announced that Alpha Aviation was sold to
Alpha Aviation
Aircraft manufacturers of New Zealand Companies based in Hamilton, New Zealand
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, New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. It manufactures the Alpha 2000
The Alpha Aviation Alpha 2000 is a two-seat, all-metal training and general aviation aircraft, designed by Chris Heintz and built in Hamilton, New Zealand. It continues the successful French Apex Aircraft's Robin R2000 series acquired upon Apex ...
range of light aircraft. The company was formed by a group of entrepreneurs who have purchased the rights to Apex Aircraft
Apex Aircraft was a French company devoted to light aeroplane manufacture. It markets three ranges of light aircraft which it brands Robin, Alpha and CAP. The "Robin" range is the former Avions Robin DR400 4-seater aircraft of wooden construction ...
's Alpha R2000 aircraft, originally manufactured by Avions Robin
Robin Aircraft is a French manufacturer of light aircraft. It succeeds to ''Centre-Est Aéronautique'', ''Avions Pierre Robin'' and Apex Aircraft (''Avions Robin'' and ''Robin Aviation'').
History
Centre-Est Aéronautique was formed by Pierre ...
. The aircraft is now being marketed as the 120T and 160A variants by Alpha (as well as the 160Ai, a 160A with a fuel-injected engine.)
The first aircraft manufactured (ZK-FXY) had its initial flight on 12 April 2006. The first production Alpha 160A aircraft (ZK-WKF and -WJH) entered service with Waikato Aero Club, based just across the road from Alpha at Hamilton Airport, in September/October 2006. Alpha expanded its production facilities in Hamilton, with an extension to the hangar being put in place in November 2006.
On 23 June 2009, it was announced that Alpha Aviation was sold to Hong Kong
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, which intends to restart manufacturing planes at Alpha Aviation's Hamilton Airport-based factory.
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Alpha Aviation
Aircraft manufacturers of New Zealand Companies based in Hamilton, New Zealand