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Starburst Ventures | September 22, 2022

Starburst Ventures, the first venture capital fund dedicated to investing across aviation, space, and defense, today announced the launch of its new early-stage fund. Focusing on aerospace, defense, security, as well as enabling sciences and technologies, Starburst Ventures is investing in the next generation of industrial, software and hardware companies.The fund's team will be led by Starburst Ventures' Founder and General Partner, François Chopard. A widely respected indu...

WingX | May 22, 2020

Global business aviation traffic is down by 55 percent year-over-year as the industry continues dealing with the headwinds posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest statistics released on Thursday by data provider WingX. In its weekly Global Market Tracker, the company noted that the 113,000 legs flown thus far in May stands in contrast to the 254,000 a year before. On average, 2,600 business aircraft were active each day in May, representing 44 percent of the number usually deploy...

Aviation Technology

JSSI, SierraTrax | June 30, 2021

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the premier independent supplier of business aviation maintenance support and financial services, announced today the purchase of SierraTrax, a pioneer in aircraft maintenance tracking. SierraTrax, via its modern technology interface, offers maintenance tracking software for commercial airplanes all around the globe. The SierraTrax platform is widely utilized by Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker operators as a Textron Aviation approved supplier of m...

Aviation Technology

Spirit Airlines | March 04, 2022

Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced the addition of new Pilot and Flight Attendant bases at Miami International Airport (MIA) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) for a total of nine crew bases across the network as the airline continues to add new planes and new airports. The crew bases are projected to initially open this summer once advance preparations are finalized. Spirit expects to locate more than 100 Pilots and more than 200 Flight Attendants at each base ...