Compiling advice from leading investment managers, Kiplinger’s quoted Katherine Collins, Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments, as saying “There’s a growing recognition that climate change, social equality and human well-being are the issues of our time. Sustainability has gone from being kind of a nice, optional thing to have to being a centerpiece of […]
In an interview with Directional Aviation Principal Kenn Ricci, Corporate Jet Investor described Ricci’s launch of Nextant Aerospace, his acquisition of Sentient Jet and his purchase of Flexjet as examples of synergistic business decisions, and quoted Ricci as saying that “This is the most exciting period in aviation since the Wright Brothers.” Read more.
In its summary of the best in aviation, the Robb Report cited FXAIR for excellence in charter service, noting that it carves out “a new niche of service that straddles the charter and fractional realms,” combining “the more non-committal and less expensive traits of chartering along with the superior customer service and greater focus on […]
FutureFlight reported that OneSky Flight had ordered 200 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for Halo, its urban air mobility provider. It added that “Kenn Ricci’s team at OneSky Flight are serious about their plans to be commercial eVTOL aircraft operators through the new Halo venture.” Read more.
In an interview with eVTOL following OneSky Flight’s order of 200 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Directional Aviation Principal Kenn Ricci praised the new technology, saying that “We expect that eVTOL flight will be smaller, faster, quieter and lower-emitting than existing vertical flight alternatives, with the option of delivering passengers even closer to […]
AllAccess.com reported that an 11-part series about the building of the new World Trade Center in New York will launch July 6, culminating at the 20th anniversary on Sept. 11 of the terrorist attacks on the original World Trade Center. Produced by MuddHouse Media with the cooperation of the building’s owner, Silverstein Properties, the series […]
Worth Magazine examined the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the private aviation industry, concluding that it has been a game-changer, with impacts that will outlast the pandemic itself. Flexjet Chief Operating Officer Megan Wolf is quoted as saying that “private air travel is the ultimate ‘sticky’ service; once travelers become accustomed to […]
Aviation Today reported on the order by Directional Aviation’s Halo of 200 Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Eve Urban Air Mobility, incubated by Embraer. The companies are developing a traffic management system to ensure safe, efficient operation. The article quoted Directional Chairman Kenn Ricci as saying that “the work that Eve and […]
Architectural Digest reported on the order by Directional Aviation’s Halo of 200 Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Eve Urban Air Mobility, incubated by Embraer. The article noted that not only are the craft electrically powered — and thus sustainable — but also are up to 80% quieter than conventional helicopters and cost […]
Aviation International News (AIN) Online reported that global urban air mobility provider Halo has ordered 200 new Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to be operated in the U.S. and U.K. Kenn Ricci, principal of Halo parent Directional Aviation, was quoted as saying, “In placing this order for a revolutionary breakthrough in urban air […]