Fri, May 16, 2008
Plans To Manufacture Model 11E Subassemblies At New
Location
A tentative lease agreement has been signed between Coffeyville
Industries and Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. (QMA), an aircraft
manufacturer headquartered in Altus, OK.
QMA plans to expand its aerospace manufacturing operations in
Coffeyville by producing the sheet metal subassemblies necessary to
support accelerated production of the Model 11E single engine
piston aircraft -- an iteration of the Luscombe Sedan -- at the
company's Altus manufacturing facility.
During the past several months, the CEO/President of QMA, Mark
Arciero and Vice President of Operations, Max Trimmell, have been
meeting with representatives from the City of Coffeyville, the
Montgomery County Action Council (MCAC), the State of Kansas, and
Coffeyville Industries. This agreement will provide immediate
manufacturing space for the aircraft maker to expand its
manufacturing operations into the State of Kansas with the lease
officially beginning on July 1, 2008.
As ANN reported,
QMA received its first FAA airworthiness certificate last
month. The company has since earned airworthiness certs for
three more Model 11E production aircraft, and plans to
steadily ramp up production.
QMA will begin immediate hiring to staff initial start-up
operations within the leased space located on property, currently
operated by Morgan Trucking. The property consists of a
shipping/receiving area and a separate annex for placement of
aircraft assembly tooling.
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