“I don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it” flyExclusive’s Segrave on going public – videonews Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 24 0The last 12 month’s have been some of the toughest that Jim Segrave, founder of flyExclusive has faced. He took the business jet operator he… Read more
The very private Gama Aviationopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Jun 24 0There is always a lot of celebration when companies float on a stock market. Marwan Khalek, CEO and co-founder, Gama Aviation is more excited about… Read more
Why Volato plans to list via PROOF SPACnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Aug 23 0Volato, the fractional operator, only got its first aircraft in August 2021. Two years later it has announced that it will merge with the Special… Read more
Flexjet pulls out of planned public launchnews CJI Expert 12 Apr 23 0Flexjet has terminated its agreement with Horizon Acquisition Corporation II and will remain a private company. Read more
New Vista cancels plans for SPAC merger with Verijetnews Yves Le Marquand 16 Feb 23 0New Vista Acquisition Corp and low cost operator Verijet have agreed to cancel plans for a SPAC merger. Less than two weeks after announcing a… Read more
Kenn Ricci plans to list FlexJet [NYSE: FXJ] with Boehlynews Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 22 0Kenn Ricci, the founder of Directional Aviation, is arguably the most successful business aviation investor ever. But until last year when he launched a special… Read more
Embraer’s Eve to list on NYSE after merger with Zanite Corpnews Mike Stones 21 Dec 21 0Embraer is to merge its electric aircraft subsidiary Eve with Zanite Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), ahead of listing on the New… Read more
Revolution.Aero Global 2021: Live streamnews CJI Expert 29 Jun 21 0Welcome to Revolution.Aero Global 2021! To learn more about the sessions, find our agenda here. Or you can watch the event live streamed on YouTube… Read more
Wheels Up hopes to list on July 13thnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Jun 21 0Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) buying Wheels Up, has set July 12th, 2021 as the meeting date for the extraordinary… Read more
New Vista Acquisition Corp files to raise $200m in IPOnews CJI Expert 3 Feb 21 0A new Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), or blank check company called New Vista Acquisition Corp has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission… Read more
Deal analysis: Wheels Up worth $2bn as it merges with SPACnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 21 0“We are just getting started,” Kenny Dichter, founder and CEO of Wheels Up, told Corporate Jet Investor on the day the company agreed to go… Read more
Wheels Up reported to be in talks with SPACnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Jan 21 0Reuters has reported that Wheels Up is in talks with Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp; a blank cheque or Special Acquisition Company (SPAC). A spokeswoman for… Read more
CJI Americas 2020: The view from Wall Streetnews CJI Expert 17 Nov 20 0Investor sentiment for commercial aviation has been extremely bullish for the past seven to eight years, says Nick Fazioli, MD, Jefferies LLC, Aerospace & Defense… Read more
