First flight of the Sonex Highwing on June 30, 2025 [Credit: Sonex Aviation]
Key Takeaways:
Sonex Aircraft, which had shut down in March due to financial difficulties and a severe drop in sales, was acquired by ON Capital Inc. and relaunched on May 1 as Sonex Aviation.
The company is now back in business, shipping parts and kits to customers, and actively progressing with the development and flight testing of its new Sonex Highwing aircraft.
Sonex Aviation has scaled up its operations, hiring new staff and improving its supply chain by acquiring a key precision machine parts supplier.
Customer reaction to the restart has been largely positive, despite initial frustration over the closure.
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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