First flight of the Sonex Highwing on June 30, 2025 [Credit: Sonex Aviation]
Key Takeaways:
Sonex Aircraft, which closed down in March due to financial difficulties, has been acquired by ON Capital Inc. and relaunched as Sonex Aviation.
Under new ownership, Sonex Aviation is actively scaling up operations, shipping parts and kits, resuming flight tests, and nearing completion of its new Sonex Highwing, with wing kits expected to ship in late July.
The company has strengthened its supply chain by acquiring a key parts supplier and reports positive customer reception as it prepares to attend EAA AirVenture in July.
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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