Colorado Line Planned For Extra 500
By Bill Garvey william_garvey@aviationweek.com
If all goes as scheduled, an assembly facility for the Extra 500 single engine turboprop should begin operating in Montrose, Colo., within weeks, Extra Aircraft owner Ken Keith told Aviation Week yesterday. He said the unfavorable Euro vs. dollars exchange rate was a prime motivator in opening the U.S. facility. Heretofore, all Extra aircraft were manufactured at the company’s facility outside Dusseldorf, Germany ...
