Aircraft
Flight Design and Icon Restructure Under Chinese Owners
Shang Hong Group is primary investor for both companies
Flight design presentation
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A new investor and plans for a new facility in Germany were recent changes announced by Flight Design during the company’s press conference at Aero Friedrichsafen on Wednesday. The light aircraft manufacturer has weathered storms, from the war in Ukraine that pushed it to relocate several years ago to headquarters in Germany and production facilities in the Czech Republic to financial insolvency in December. 

Flight Design's leadership team was vague about where exactly in Germany it would be relocating, telling reporters simply that they were planning to move to an airfield in the country. It will continue production at Šumperk, Czech Republic, with a focus on spare parts supply. 

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