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Founded in 1990 by Aircraft Acquisition Corporation to produce lightplanes based on Taylorcraft models, as two-seat L-2M Tech 2 and four-seat Model 20 Tech 4, plus the twin-engined Twin Tech.

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Established July 1997 as subsidiary of Newco Pac Inc., taking over assets of Piper Aircraft Corporation. Production of PA18-150 Super Cub ended 1995, and production ended of PA28-236 Dakota. Marketed were 160 hp PA28-161 Warrior III four-seat lightplane (first flown 1976, as development of original 1972 Warrior), 180 hp PA28-181 Archer III four-seat lightplane, 200 hp PA28-201 Arrow four-seat lightplane (first flown 1975), 300 hp PA32R-301 Saratoga five/six-seat lightplane, PA34-220T Seneca V five/six-seat twin 220hp-engined lightplane (unveiled 1997), PA44-180 Seminole four-seat twin 180 hp-engined lightplane (first flown 1976), and 350 hp PA46-350P Malibu Mirage (first flown 1983) and turboprop-powered Malibu Meridian (first flown 1998) six seat and single-engined business aircraft.

Stoddard Hamilton closed its doors in 2000 after more than 20 years in business. Both aircraft types were split from the Stoddard Hamilton camp when the clo¬sure occurred. New owner Thomas Walthem was committed to getting all three kits back into production. He initially purchased the Glasair side of the business but after find¬ing the overheads of the line were not self supporting approached Arlington Air-craft Development Inc (AADI) to purchase the GlaStar line. As a single entity, the Glasair and Glastar kit aircraft under the banner of New Glasair/GlaStar.

2009: Glasair Aviation LLC, 18810 59th Ave NE Arlington, WA 98223

Mr. Wathen, who sits on the President’s Counsel of the EAA and owns historic Flabob Airport in Riverside, California, selected Mikael Via to be President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the new companies. According to Mr. Wathen, Via is to be responsible for daily operations of Glasair Aviation and will help Wathen determine the long-term direction and growth of the company. Via, is a private pilot and builder/owner of a Glasair Super II RG.

More than 3,000 kits were in the field and some 1,700 aircraft flying in countries around the world by 2008.

In July 2012 the company was sold to the Jilin Hanxing Group of China, who formed a new company Glasair Aircraft USA, LLC. Jilin Hanxing Group indicated that they intend to certify the Glastar design and otherwise retain production in Arlington, Washington. TieJi Fang, chairman of the Jilin Hanxing Group, said that he envisions the company producing trainers for flight schools and eventually personal aircraft for the Chinese market. He stated that purchasing Glasair was “the first step in a very long journey”.