Meanwhile, another very light jet hopeful, Safire Aircraft, saw most of its office equipment and shop tool inventory auctioned off late last month. The sale was forced by the owner of Safire’s former headquarters in Opa Locka, Fla., in an effort to recover some $60,000 in unpaid rent.
It was reported that Safire’s CEO, Camilo Salomon, was present and was able to withhold the company’s computers from the sale. Salomon told several bidders that he is still talking with prospective investors in hopes of restarting the Safire project.