| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM 8-K |
| CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| Date of report (date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2009 |
| Global Aircraft Solutions, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada | 000-28575 | 84-1108499 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| of incorporation) |
| P.O. Box 23009 Tucson, AZ 85734 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
| (520) 294-3481 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 1.03(a) . Bankruptcy or Receivership.
On January 30, 2009, Global Aircraft Solutions, Inc. (“Company”) filed a voluntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona (Tucson) pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 11, United States Code, case number 4:09-bk-01655. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries, Hamilton Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (4:09-01659), World Jet Corporation (4:09-01660), and Hamilton Aerospace Mexico S.A. de C.V. (4:09-01661), also filed voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions in the same court. The cases are jointly administered and are assigned to the Honorable James M. Marlar. Subsequently, on March 12, 2009, the Court appointed Mr. Frank T. Hundley as trustee for the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Hundley is a business consultant in Tucson, Arizona with River Road Partners, LLC and Hundley & Company, LLC. Previously Mr. Hundley served as Chief Financial Officer of CyraCom International, Inc. and as a b usiness consultant in Houston, Texas.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 2, 2009, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of John B. Sawyer, President, Director and member of the Executive Committee of the Company.
| SIGNATURE |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Global Aircraft Solutions, Inc.: | |
Date: April 22, 2009 | By:/s/ Gordon Hamilton |
