CGA-Albanair

CGA-Albanair is a major aerospace and aircraft manufacturing corporation located in Albion. It is a primary manufacturer of civil aircraft and operates numerous military contracts to produce and maintain license-built designs from other manufacturers.

History
CGA-Albanair was formed in 1947 around Columbian Car and Foundry, manufacturers of the highly successful Chinook air superiority fighters during the Second World War. The success of the aircraft and their sale to operators worldwide in the postwar years resulted in significant growth and profit for CCF. The company was able to purchase one of its primary competitors, fellow wartime factory Gloster Albion/Victory Aircraft, which produced the Gloster Gallant for the Navy.

The Albanair brand was initially developed in the 1950s as a subsidiary specializing in passenger jets. The parent company adopted the brand name as CGA-Albanair in 1961, with the initial acronym standing for "Columbian Gloster Aviation."

CGA-Albanair acquired Avro Albion in 1978 after the company went into receivership following its failure to find foreign buyers for the AF-104 Archer. Also in the 1970s, CGA-Albanair spun off its tiltwing operations into a subsidiary, Dynavert Flight Systems.

CGA-Albanair continues to operate from the former Columbian Car and Foundry site in Peterborough, now designated CGA-Albanair Plant One and significantly expanded. The former Gloster/Victory plant in Multnomah operates as CGA-Albanair Plant Two. A third plant, Plant Three, operates in Lacey.

Current

 * Civil aviation
 * AL-215 Scooper and AL-415 Super Scooper - Water bomber
 * ARJ-700/900/1000 Regional Jet family
 * Military aviation
 * AP-195 Scouter - Maritime patrol and ASW variant of the AL-415
 * AF-239 Griffin - multirole fighter (licensed by Saab)

Former

 * Military aviation
 * CCF Condor - prototype fighter, piston-engined - 1938, not ordered
 * CCF Chinook - fighter, piston-engined - 1944-49
 * CGA Sabre - fighter (licensed by North American Aviation) - 1950-58
 * AP-107 Argus - maritime patrol aircraft - 1950s
 * AV-131 Dynavert - utility tiltwing - 1970s