Wheels Up plans to acquire Air Partnernews Mike Stones 27 Jan 22 0Wheels Up plans to acquire Air Partner in a deal that values the UK-based global aviation services group at about $107m. The acquisition, which is… Read more
Wheels Up third quarter revenues up but earnings downnews Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 21 0Wheels Up has reported record revenues for the third quarter (Q3). The firm posted a 55% increase year-over-year (YoY) to $302m, whilst its membership grew… Read more
The history of Wheels Up which wants to be”the Amazon of business aviation”news Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 21 0Wheels Up is set for a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in mid-2021. Here’s how founder Kenny Dichter planned the journey to Wall… Read more
Wheels Up lists on NYSE: ‘Bright light shining on our industry’news CJI Expert 15 Jul 21 0Kenny Dichter rang the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange on July 14th. Wheels Up, the company he founded in 2013, is now… Read more
Wheels Up starts trading on NYSEnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Jul 21 0Wheels Up Experience Inc will today start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UP (NYSE: UP). It is the first dedicated… Read more
CJI Global 2021: Live stream and blognews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jun 21 0Welcome to CJI Global 2021 – an ultra-virtual conference! To learn more about the sessions, find our agenda here. Or you can watch the event… Read more
CJI Quarterly cover story: Wheels Up’s way to Wall Streetnews Mike Stones 25 May 21 0Wheels Up’s journey from its 2013 launch to its forthcoming listing on the New York Stock Exchange is the cover story in the latest edition… Read more
Wheels Up reveals record Q1 revenue and reduced net lossnews Mike Stones 21 May 21 0Wheels Up has posted 68% revenue growth to reach $261.7m and a $12.3m reduction in net loss in first quarter (Q1) results, ahead of its… Read more
Wheels Up to enter the urban air mobility sectornews CJI Expert 12 Apr 21 0Wheels Up has announced plans to enter the urban air mobility (UAM) sector – through a partnership with helicopter OEM Bell Textron – to develop… 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 going public with Aspiration Consumer Lifestyle SPACnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 21 0Wheels Up has agreed to merge with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), valuing the company at $2.1bn. The firm will be listed on the… Read more
Wheels Up acquires Mountain Aviationnews Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 21 0Wheels Up has acquired Mountain Aviation, the largest Part 135-operated Citation X fleet in the US , with bases in Denver, Teterboro, and Southern California.… Read more
CJI Americas Day Two: Private aviation ‘has a nice long runway ahead’news Mike Stones 19 Nov 20 0NetJets and private aviation can look forward to “a nice long runway ahead”, as new customers join the industry prompted by continuing health concerns, reduced airline schedules… Read more
CJI Americas 2020 LIVE BLOG: November 18thnews CJI Expert 18 Nov 20 0Welcome to CJI Americas 2020 Day Two! While we are unable to meet face to face in 2020, CJI Americas 2020 Virtual will bring the… Read more
Wheels Up Aircraft Sales added to company portfolionews Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 20 0Wheels Up has launched a new business focusing on aircraft brokerage, acquisition, advisory and trade service this week (August 12th). By adding Wheels Up Aircraft… Read more
Deal analysis: Wheels Up buys Gama Aviation’s US flight business for $75mnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 20 0Wheels Up has bought the air operations division of Gama Aviation Signature. The transaction means that Wheels Up will now operate its own fleet of… Read more
Wheels Up acquires US-based Gama Aviation Signaturenews Yves Le Marquand 2 Mar 20 0Wheels Up has acquired private aviation services company, Gama Aviation LLC, which operates as Gama Aviation Signature in the US, to become the second largest… Read more
‘We see an opportunity to bring private flying to millions’: Wheels Up Founder & CEO Kenny Dichternews Mike Stones 21 Nov 19 0Kenny Dichter: wants to bring private flying to millions of new customers. An ambitious plan to attract millions of new customers to private aviation, using… Read more
Wheels Up partners with HeliFlite for airport transfersnews CJI Expert 4 Jun 19 0Just a day after announcing its acquisition of Transport Management Company (TMC), Wheels Up has now partnered with US helicopter charter operator HeliFlite to offer… Read more
Wheels Up buys Travel Management Companynews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jun 19 0Wheels Up, the business aviation membership company, has acquired Travel Management Company. TMC has a fleet of 26 Hawker owned 400XP aircraft. Wheels Up owns… Read more