Founded December 1990 by merger of Aeritalia and Selenia. Has undertaken modernization of Aeritalia-produced F-104ASAs to improve weapon systems and maintainability. Participates in the Airbus A321, AMX, ATR, Eurofighter, FLA, and Tornado programs, plus the Dassault Falcon 2000. Provides continuing production and support for the G222 (most importantly now as the Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport System C-27J Spartan in association with Lockheed Martin of the USA), produces aerostructures for the MD-11 and 717 airliners for Boeing, conducts modification and maintenance programs for commercial and military aircraft, and takes part in space programs among other activities.
Manufacturer
ALCO
Allison Airplane Company, established in 1920 to build a small single-seat high-wing monoplane known as the Alco Junior Coupe. Powerplant was a single 40 hp Szekely 3- cylinder radial air-cooled engine.
Alberta Aerospace Corp
Albera Aerospace was formed when John McIntree decided his West Point flight school and charter company needed a jet trainer.
In 1995 the Belgian company Promavia licensed Alberta Aerospace to begin development of an ab initio trainer version of its Jet Squalus, under the name Phoenix FanJet. Eventually Promavia sold Alberta Aerospace the flying Jet Squalus prototype for conversion (to include new Williams- Rolls FJ44 turbofan engine in a revised airframe, new “glass” cockpit, larger flying control surfaces and more), allowing certification in about the year 1999. After Promavia ceased trading, Alberta Aerospace purchased other Promavia assets, allowing eventual production in Canada.
Avions Albert / Albert Aeronautique
Formed 1926 as Avions Albert to build Albert (license Tellier- Duhamel) high-wing light monoplanes. Renamed Albert Aeronautique; in early 1930s built A-61 and A-70 two-seat monoplanes and A-140 racer for 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe, though this latter machine was not completed in time. Construction was of wood. A-20 of 1929 was a two-seat twin-engined aircraft.
Avions Albert went bankrupt in 1935.
Albatros Werke AG / Albatros Flugzeugwerke Gmbh / Pilot-Flugtechnische
Established late 1909 at Berlin-Johannisthal by Dr Walter Huth as Pilot-Flugtechnische. The name was only briefly retained. At Albatros first built biplanes and (under license) French Antoinette monoplanes, but from 1911 was building highly efficient biplanes and in 1912 turned attention also to marine aircraft. In 1912 and later Hellmuth Hirth and others broke several records on Albatros landplanes. Development benefited from participation of Ernst Heinkel who, in 1913/14, designed a large single-engined three-bay biplane, forerunner of numerous reconnaissance and multipurpose types. The C III of 1915 remained in service until early 1917 and was built by several other firms. Historic line of single-seat fighters began with D.I and D.II, in service 1916. D.III (1917) was a “vee-strutter”; and W.4 a single-seat fighter seaplane, less known than landplanes though 118 were delivered to the German Naval Air Service. The decline of Albatros land fighters was marked by the company building the Fokker D.VII in 1918. The first civil aircraft was a single-engined six-passenger L.58 high-wing cantilever monoplane of 1923; L.73 was twin-engined transport; L.75 was biplane trainer and L.79 a single-seat biplane with symmetrical wing-section specially developed for inverted flight. L.100 was low-wing monoplane; L.101 a parasol monoplane. One Albatros biplane was adapted for advanced research (water tanks for trim, cameras etc.). Aircraft manufacture ceased 1930 and the company merged with Focke-Wulf 1930/31.
Albatross Co
Detroit MI.
USA
Engine builder circa 1910-11.
Alaska International Corp
In 1962 acquired from Silvaire Aircraft Company all rights to the Luscombe Silvaire two-seat all-metal light aircraft.
AKS-Invest
RUSSIA
Established 1990 to develop the MiG-TA4 general-purpose lightplane with air-cushion landing system.
Akrotech Europe
A subsidiary of Aeronautical Service, Akrotech Europe has taken over assets of Avions Mudry et Cie, continuing production of the CAP 10B two-seat aerobatic and club trainer (first flown 1968) and CAP 232 single-seat aerobatic competition monoplane (first flown July 1994). Also produces the CAP 222, a version of the US AkroTech Giles G-202 two-seat kit-built aerobatic competition aircraft and trainer.
Akrotech Aviation
1996-8: 53774 Airport Rd, Scappoose. OR 97056, USA.
Offers kits to build Giles G-200 single-seat aerobatic monoplane (first flown 1992) and Giles G-202 tandem two-seat aerobatic monoplane (first flown 1995).
All Aero 