FlyEpic fractional programme surpasses 500 flights opinion Yves Le Marquand 14 Sep 26 0 Real Madrid, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain. The model for success in 21st century elite level football, or soccer, has centred around going big. Premier League… Read more
AfBAA chairperson on why Africa ‘needs’ turboprops opinion Yves Le Marquand 7 Sep 26 0 A “smorgasbord of payload” is how Dawit Lemma, chairperson of the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) describes the people and cargo carried by turboprops across the continent.… Read more
Connection over change opinion Aircraft Investor Expert 24 Aug 26 0 When I first started in banking, I wore a necktie and dress slacks to work every day. Back then, it was a big deal when… Read more
Ampaire raises $19m Series B news Yves Le Marquand 21 Aug 26 0 Ampaire has closed a $19m Series B financing round led by long-term investor DiamondStream Partners. The financing brings Ampaire’s total funding to $68m, including approximately… Read more
Cirrus opens expanded Grand Forks facility news Yves Le Marquand 17 Aug 26 0 Cirrus has opened its expanded manufacturing facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The multi-million-dollar investment provides the additional production capacity needed to optimise manufacturing flow,… Read more
Robert Medina appointed VP and general manager of Western Aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Aug 26 0 Robert Medina has been named vice president and general manager of Greenwich AeroGroup subsidiary Western Aircraft. Medina will succeed Austin Shontz, who plans to retire following… Read more
‘Sweat the details’ to make turboprop services work, says Tradewind CEO opinion Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 26 0 When the Portuguese were first making use of the trade winds in the Atlantic Ocean, known then as Volta do Mar which roughly translates as “turn… Read more
PlaneSense launches fractional financing programme with KSD Aviation news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jul 26 0 PlaneSense has launched a fractional share financing programme with KSD Aviation, the aviation financing platform of KSD Capital. The programme is available for purchasers of… Read more
Daher delivers 400th Kodiak news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jul 26 0 Daher Aircraft has delivered the 400th Kodiak. The milestone aircraft was a Kodiak 100 Series III delivered to a Canadian customer from Daher’s production facility… Read more
Leasing lessons from ancient history opinion Yves Le Marquand 27 Jul 26 0 It is a hot, clammy morning on the outskirts of Eridu, Lower Mesopotamia, a stone’s throw from the Euphrates River. The year is 2,400BC and… Read more