[Ambridge] Lexington Aerospace Products

1923 George Ellis Lexington (*1877 †1948) founded Lexington Airship Supplements (LAS)
1925 First and only Airship named „Ellis“ was built
1928 First tests with own airplane models
1931 First succesful test flight of an airplane prototype (Lexington Aeroliner)
1932 Rebranding of the company to: Lexington's Aeroliners Ltd.
1934 Serial production of the Lexington Aeroliner 2 (LA2)
1936 Serial production of the improved Lexington Aeroliner 2, now called Lexington Skyliner (LAS)
1939 End of serial production for the LA2
1940 Entry of service of the first Lexington Shortliner (LST)
1942 Entry of service of the first Lexington Aeroliner 4 (LA4); End of serial production of the LST, wich is therefore a commercial failure
1944 End of serial production for the LAS
1945 Entry of service of the first Lexington Aeroliner 5 (LA5)
1948 Theodore Allis Lexington (*1903 †1984) follows his father as Director, rebrands company to it's current name, End of serial production for the LA4
1953 Entry of service of the first Lexington Aeroliner 6 (LA6)
1954 First succesful test of a jet-powered aircraft
1957 End of serial production for the LA5 & LA6
1958 Entry of service of the first Lexington Jetliner 200 (LJ2)
1966 Entry of service of the first Lexington Regioliner 100 (LR1)
1967 Entry of service of the first Lexington Regioliner 120 (LR2)
1968 Entry of service of the first Lexington Regioliner 130 (LR3)
1969 Entry of service of the first Lexington Superclass 1000 (SC1)
1971 End of serial production for the LJ2; End of serial production for the LR1
1974 Entry of service of the first Lexington Regioliner 140 (LR4)
1978 Benjamin Elisa Lexington (*1932) becomes first „CEO“
1979 End of serial production for the LR3
1980 Introduction of both the Regioliner 140 Improved (later called Regioliner 150) (LR5) and the Regioliner 170 (LR7)
1981 End of serial production for the LR2
1982 End of serial production for the LR4
1988 Rebranding of the Regioliner 140 Improved; from now on known as Regioliner 150 (LR5)
1992 End of serial production for the SC1
1994 Entry of service of the first Lexington Regioliner 160 (LR6) & the first Lexington L-Class 400 (L40)
1998 End of serial production for both the Regioliner 150 (LR5) and the Regioliner 170 (LR7)
2002 End of serial production for the SC2; Entry of service of the first Lexington L-Class 500 (L50)
2011 End of serial production for the LR6
2014 Entry of service of the first Lexington X-Class 300 (X30)
2015 Entry of service of the first Lexington L-Class 400 Improved (L4I)
2016 Entry of service of the first Lexington L-Class 500 Improved (L5I)
2017 Entry of service of the first Lexington X-Class 400 (X40)

In production:
Regioprop 50
Regioprop 70
Lexington L-Class 400 Improved
Lexington L-Class 500 Improved
Lexington X-Class 300
Lexington X-Class 400

Out of production:
Lexington Superclass 1000