John and Patty,
I am so sorry to see things turning out as they have. Rest assured that no
responsibility falls on your shoulders. You guys, and Bob Berube before
you, have done an outstanding job in all respects. The US office couldn't
have been run better. You have our respect and admiration for a job well
done under very difficult circumstances.
As others have stated, the Europa is a great airplane. With such a good
product, a half-wit could have made a success of the company. It's a pity
that the UK team couldn't manage to make a go of it. I think we'd all be
happy if the company was sold to new ownership.
Best wishes to John and Patty in their future endeavors. We'll miss you.
Garry Stout
N4220S 914 Trigear, Flying.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Europa Aircraft" <europa@gate.net>
Subject: Europa-List: US office & Oshkosh Plans
>
> Hi All,
>
> I can't say what is happening in the UK, as I only have responsibility for
> managing their US office.
>
> As far as the US office goes, we are scaling back here quite a bit for
now.
> As of July 15 the office will be available on a part time basis only.
This
> is due in part to the fact that the US dollar has not been worth much
> against the UK pound for quite some time. Though the company initially
felt
> it prudent to sell kits at a loss in the US to stay in the market, the
> exchange rate continues to be unfavorable longer than expected. Though I
> will miss being here full time, I do feel that this is a positive step for
> the company to reorganize, focusing it's assets where they are needed most
> on new developments & better parts stores.
>
> We will also be selling our two US demonstrators. However, we are
currently
> planning to keep our hanger & office at the Lakeland Florida airport.
>
> I will continue to remain on a part time, volunteer basis to support our
> existing builders.
>
> The company president, and managing director, Keith Wilson, also informs
me
> that he is very committed to supporting our existing US builders, and
> delivering any backordered parts to US builders.
>
> I was also informed that the company has future plans for the US, and
> Canada, possibly to include the upcoming Sport Plane category in the US,
and
> the existing Advanced Ultralight category in Canada.
>
> Finally, the UK has just informed me that we will not be attending the
> fly-in at Oshkosh this year. I do still hope that many of you fly-in with
> your Europa as planned however. The reserved area will still be
available.
>
> Happy Building & Flying!
>
> John L. Hurst
> Europa Aircraft
> Lakeland, FL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> tom@tompaul.com
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: us office
>
>
> I heard today that the europa office is going to adopt a part-time
> schedule of weekends, due to lack of revenue. This is quite unsettling
> news. While i know there is a strong community of europaphiles out
> there (here), to have a plane become an orphan when it is only half
> finished is not a nice feeling. How's it going in the UK?
>
>
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