Alpha Aviation

Alpha Aviation is an aircraft manufacturing company based in Hamilton, New Zealand.

The aircraft is now being marketed as the 120T and 160A variants by Alpha (as well as the 160Ai, a 160A with a fuel-injected engine.

)[citation needed] The first aircraft manufactured (ZK-FXY) had its initial flight on 12 April 2006.

Alpha expanded its production facilities in Hamilton, with an extension to the hangar being put in place in November 2006.

[citation needed] On 23 June 2009, it was announced that Alpha Aviation was sold to Hong Kong-based company, IXL Limited, which intends to restart manufacturing planes at Alpha Aviation's Hamilton Airport-based factory.