Mooney Announces Production Restart at Sun ‘n Fun
Mooney announced plans at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In to resume production of the Acclaim Type S and Ovation 3 single-engine piston airplanes.
Mooney's new management team (l-r): Chad Nelson, chief manufacturing officer; Jerry Chen, CEO; Dr. Neil Pheiffer, chief technology officer; Barry Hodkin, CFO; and Tom Bowen, COO.
Mooney's new management team (l-r): Chad Nelson, chief manufacturing officer; Jerry Chen, CEO; Dr. Neil Pheiffer, chief technology officer; Barry Hodkin, CFO; and Tom Bowen, COO.

Mooney International Corp. of Kerrville, Texas, which bought the assets of moribund Mooney Aircraft in October 2013, announced on Friday at the Sun ’n’ Fun in Lakeland, Fla., resumption of production of the piston single Acclaim Type S and Ovation 3. An Acclaim, Mooney’s 240 knot-plus flagship model, is scheduled for completion in July–the first new Mooney built since 2009–and will be auctioned online, the proceeds seeding a Mooney Museum, company CEO Dr. Jerry Chen told guests at the company’s relaunch ceremony. Base price for the turbocharged 2014 Acclaim is $699,000 and the normally aspirated Ovation 3 is $649,000.


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