Aeromot

[Horst31]

Chuck,

I heard the rumor that the Ximango division of Aeromot has been shut down and that no parts delivery can be made.

Is that just a rumor or is it true ?

Please shed some light into this

Thanks
Horst Stratmann
N 96SX

[Webmaster]

Last I heard the factory was on furlough waiting for economic conditions to improve. I am not sure about parts shipping status.

I pinged Chuck to request that he post an update on this forum.

[bruceschimmel]

It's been many months, going onto years, since the factory has responded *directly* to owners' inquiries from this group. The best we've gotten is a letter that Chuck *relayed* from Ximango's president. My efforts to reach him, directly, have failed --whereas in the past he's been responsive.
If you google the aeromot site, looking for any mention of ximango -- site:aeromot.com.br ximango , you'll find nothing at all.
So whether the factory is actually gone, in effect it's virtually gone. So I hope we, as a group, will be able to find fabricators to fill the void.

[chuck]

Aeromot has been hit by the economic situation, like all aircraft manufacturers. In Aeromot's case, they shut down the production line for several months and only were active with a skeleton engineering and quality team. This we understood as being prudent management of a tough situation. We were told just last week that the production line is back open and that a Ximango (surveillance version) delivery was made in early December. Aeromot is again taking orders for new aircraft.

However, the supplying of spare parts from Brazil to North America (and elsewhere) was also halted since the production shutdown. Only those few parts in Ximango USA's on-hand inventory have available to be shipped to owners. Several owners need parts to repair damage and have been waiting a long time - over six months in one case. We have had numerous communications with Aeromot management about the parts situation, but they have apparently been unable to restart that function and we still have no firm date from Aeromot for re-starting spare parts shipments. I wish we had more information to report, but, unfortunately, that's what we know. As soon as firmer info is available, we'll send it on right away. In the meantime, if you need parts, call or e-mail us and we'll work with you any way we can.

Chuck Cheeseman
Ximango USA