8/6/2007 Yakima, WA  - Today CubCrafters named Blake Maygra ‘Director, New Aircraft Production’. In that role, Blake now oversees all of CubCrafters’ new aircraft assembly operations, including both the LSA-certified SPORT CUB and “Part 23” standard category TOP CUB aircraft programs. Blake also assumes organizational and schedule responsibility for all new aircraft parts fabrication.

Vice President Todd Simmons commented on Blake’s rise in the CubCrafters organization: “Blake has been instrumental in our growth and our ability to build airplanes up to the 27 year-old CubCrafters quality standard. He and his production team are continuing to grow our “lean” manufacturing operation while we institutionalize key assembly practices, standardize our operating procedures, and make critical investments in both the personnel and capital equipment assets required in our business. Under Blake’s leadership, we are building the foundation that will serve our production needs for years to come across multiple product lines.”

Blake joined CubCrafters in early 2005 and he holds a degree from Washington State University and he enjoys all the outdoor activity opportunities in the Northwest when he not thinking about building airplanes.

ABOUT CUBCRAFTERS

CubCrafters, founded in 1980 by current owner and CEO Jim Richmond, is located at Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field Airport (YKM) in Yakima, WA. CubCrafters’ roots are in the 60 year history of classic ‘taildragger’ aviation, but its products and services - New aircraft, CAD-based design and engineering, CNC tooling and fabrication, Lean-manufacturing, and Award-winning tube and fabric aircraft restoration - are leading edge.

CubCrafters offers two all new, FAA-certified, ready to fly, aircraft: the second generation SPORT CUB S2, the follow on airplane to the original SPORT CUB: the long awaited redesign of the classic airplane that inspired the light sport category; and TOP CUB, the most capable two-place personal and utility aircraft. In early 2007, CubCrafters was issued only the second FAA ‘production certificate’ in the state of Washington, and is now the only U.S. aircraft manufacturer producing and delivering both standard and LSA category aircraft under an FAA-approved quality assurance program. In 2007, CubCrafters will produce a combined-model total of nearly 100 new aircraft.

CubCrafters, under the banner CubCrafters Services, is the recognized authority for re-building and modifying PA-18 Super Cubs and similar aircraft, and it stocks a broad range of STCs, PMA’d parts and modification kits for the existing fleet. In 2007, more than 120 aircraft will pass through CubCrafters Services for rebuild, repair, modification or routine maintenance.

CubCrafters Partners is the organization’s group of preferred vendor, maintenance and training suppliers while CubCrafters Resale is the pre-owned aircraft sales unit specializing in Cub, Super Cub and similar aircraft.

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