First flight of the Sonex Highwing on June 30, 2025 [Credit: Sonex Aviation]
Key Takeaways:
Sonex Aircraft, which ceased operations in March due to financial difficulties, has been acquired by ON Capital Inc., relaunched as Sonex Aviation, and is back in business.
Under new ownership, the company is shipping parts and kits, has resumed flight tests, and is nearing completion of its new Sonex Highwing aircraft, with wing kits expected to ship in late July.
Sonex Aviation has grown its staff and significantly improved its supply chain by acquiring a key precision machine parts supplier.
Sonex Aviation will be at EAA AirVenture in July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The company, formerly known as Sonex Aircraft, shut down in March. Then on May 1, it was announced that all assets of Sonex Aircraft, including the Sonex Aerospace and AeroConversions lines, had been acquired by ON Capital Inc., led by Stephen Osborne.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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