• 11/2011: Aero-News.net: Zenith Designer Chris Heintz Honored at Oshkosh
• 10/4/11: Zenith Aircraft Company and UL Power Announce Availability of Firewall Forward Kit
• Follow-up report on Zenith's 20th annual Open Hangar Day & Fly-In (held on 9/17/11)
• Designer Chris Heintz was honored at EAA AirVenture 2011
  • Monday was "Chris Heintz Day" at AirVenture
  • Chris Heintz honored at AirVenture builder banquet
  • "Zeniths to Oshkosh 2011" Activities and Events
  • "Chris Heintz: Designing the Future for Forty Years," by Jim Cavanagh

• 6/24/11: FAA evaluated the CH 650 B kit and determined it is eligible in meeting the "51% rule" to allow amateur builders to meet the “major portion” requirements of 14 CFR, Part 21, § 21.191(g). 
• Sun'n Fun 2011 Follow-Up: Tornado aftermath...
• 1/25/2011: FAA has re-evaluated the Zodiac CH 601 XL B kit changes to confirm kit is eligible in meeting the "51% rule" and determined to meet the “major portion” requirements of 14 CFR, Part 21, § 21.191(g).  Amateur-Built Aircraft Kit Updated Listing (PDF)
• Zenith Aircraft Company offers kit builders the opportunity to "try before they buy" at hands-on factory workshops
• Zenith's 19th annual Open Hangar Day & Fly-In is Saturday, September 18, 2010.
• Gross Weight Increase for STOL CH 750 Light Sport Utility Kit Plane
• FAA's National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) visits Zenith Aircraft to complete on-site kit evaluation of the STOL CH 750 kit
• PilotMag, the magazine and online guide for adventure flying, chooses Zenith Aircraft Company as the "Best Overall Kit Aircraft Manufacturer Pick for 2010" (PilotMag's Best Picks for 2010, November / December 2009 issue)
• Zenair resumes aircraft floats production; delivers first amphibious floats kit
• Designer Chris Heintz releases book on light aircraft design titled Flying On Your Own Wings - A Complete Guide To Understanding Light Airplane Design.
• November 7, 2009:  FAA issues Zodiac CH 601 XL Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB)
• October 27, 2009: Zenith Aircraft Company is honored with the Commerce and Industry Award from the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mexico, in recognition "for outstanding contributions to the economic growth of Mexico and for dedicated community service."
• Photos from the 17th annual Zenith Aircraft Company OPEN HANGAR DAY and Fly-In Gathering: Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the factory in Mexico, Missouri
• New STOL CH 750 light sport utility kit aircraft design (introduced at EAA AirVenture 2008)
• New ZODIAC CH 650 design (introduced at EAA AirVenture 2008)
• Photos from the Zenith Aircraft "Spring into Summer" Fly-In Gathering: Saturday, June 21, at the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri.
• June 2007: KITPLANES Magazine Builds (and flies) a ZODIAC XL: Starting with the June 2007 issue and concluding with the December 2007 issue, Kitplanes magazine writer Rick Lindstrom chronicles the saga of building and flying his Zodiac XL kit plane (article series presented in seven parts).
• November 2006: Zodiac XL airplane and kit featured in GO! transportation book from DK Publishing  (click here for details on the book)
• July 2006: Zenair Ltd. and Czech Aircraft Works Terminate License Agreement
• Scam Alert: Online Auctions / Classified Ads
• CAN-ZAC Aviation: Zenith Aircraft Company Expands Representation in Canada (June 16, 2005)
• Designer Chris Heintz reveals he is working on a new high-wing factory-built LSA design (6/2005)
• FAA approves first CH601 as an ELSA at Sun'n Fun 2005
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) to award a ZODIAC XL kit and Rotax 912S engine in 2004 EAA Land-A-Member sweepstakes  
• AirVenture 2004: Designer Chris Heintz reviews his 30 years as a light-aircraft designer in a special forum on July 28, 2004
• ZODIAC XL wins Schneider Cup Seaplane Race Again! (6/2003)
• FAA's proposed Sport Pilot License
• Zenith Aircraft Named To Deloitte & Touche FAST 50 Program for the Third Consecutive Year (10/2001)
• ZODIAC XL wins Schneider Cup Seaplane Race (9/2001)
• Designer Chris Heintz Named 2001 "Outstanding Individual" by Kit Manufacturing Industry
• Article Reprint: "Business Takes Off for Zenith Aircraft" (Columbia Tribune, 9/22/2001)
• July 2001: STOL CH 701 Update: New 4th Edition Drawings
• Zenith Aircraft at Work and Play Around the World
• Record Flight: Malaysian pilot flies first experimental aircraft across South China Sea (4/01)
• Article reprint: "The world comes to Mexico, Missouri..." (Rural Missouri magazine, 4/2001)
• Aero-News Network names the STOL CH 801 first "Ten Best SportPlanes for 2001"
• NEW CHRIS HEINTZ DESIGN: Four-Seat ZODIAC CH 640
• February 2001: India orders 85 STOL aircraft
• October 2000: Zenith Aircraft Company Named To Deloitte & Touche "FAST 50" Program for the Second Year
• September 2000: ZODIAC CH 601 and STOL CH 701 place first and third in Greek Ultralight Competition
• June 2000: "Low and Slow" STOL CH 701 Finishes in 3rd Place in Italian Seaplane Race
• Open Hangar Day 2000: August 26 at the Zenith Aircraft factory in Missouri
• Designer Chris Heintz inducted into EAA Hall of Fame
• ZODIAC wins "Small Schneider Cup" Seaplane Race in Italy
• Zenith Aircraft Company Named To Deloitte & Touche "FAST 50" Program
• Factory Workshops Let Builders "try before they buy"
• News and Views from the 8th annual OPEN HANGAR DAY (1999)
• Zenith Aircraft Company named Missouri Industry of the Year
• Photos from EAA Oshkosh Airventure 1999
• STOL CH 801 Updates
• Photos from EAA Sun'n Fun 1999
• US Aviator magazine proclaims new ZODIAC XL "Best Aircraft of Show" at Oshkosh'98
• Zenith Aircraft Company Expands Production Facilities
• Designer Chris Heintz makes 25th consecutive appearance at EAA Oshkosh
• NEW DESIGN: Super ZODIAC CH 601 XL
• Australian CASA Approves STOL CH 701
• Zenith Aircraft at Work Around the World
• Talk about short take-off... STOL CH 701 with Turbo 914
• Popular Mechanics Magazine Builds & Flies ZODIAC kit
• Sun'n Fun 1997 Follow-Up (reprint)
• "Sky Jeep" STOL CH 701 benefits African missions
• "Airport Kids" build and fly a ZODIAC
• "Flying Tigers" use STOL CH 701 to combat poaching in Africa.
• STOL CH 701 Design Receives Australian ABAA
• Twin-Engine GEMINI CH 620: New Design Announcement
• Super ZODIAC CH 601 flies with Subaru EA-81 Stratus Conversion
• ZENAIR HONORED BY F.A.I. (Federation Aeronautique Internationale)
• ZODIAC TO TEACH "YOUNG EAGLES" TO SOAR
• ZENAIR CELEBRATES 20+ YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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