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Report: Surf Air to Go Public Via Direct Listing
Transportation // May 28, 2023

Private plane operator Surf Air Mobility is reportedly preparing to go public. The Los Angeles-area company’s filing for a direct listing could come as soon as next week, with trading beginning this summer, Bloomberg News reported Friday (May 26), citing sources with knowledge of the plans.  As Bloomberg...

PartsBase Deploys OroMarketplace Solution for B2B Sales in Aviation Industry
eCommerce // March 09, 2023

PartsBase has launched an eCommerce marketplace for the aviation industry powered by Oro. The new PartsStore platform is built on OroMarketplace, Oro’s end-to-end digital marketplace solution, the companies said in a Thursday (March 9) press release emailed to PYMNTS. “Thanks to Oro’s robust and highly...

TreviPay, KHI Team to Debut Aviation Network Payment Platform
B2B Payments // October 18, 2022

B2B payments and invoicing network TreviPay has launched the TreviPay Aviation Network. The network provides a “co-branded, closed-loop card solution” for fixed-base operators (FBOs) and flight support service organizations that serve the general and defense aviation industries, as well as their customers, according to a...

FAA To Propose Safety Standards For Delivery Drones
Regulation // February 03, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to enact new standards for unmanned drones, which could be the first step toward the eventual mainstream acceptance of deliveries via drones, according to reports. The proposal was disclosed on Monday (Feb. 3) in a Federal Register filing....

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Report: Surf Air to Go Public Via Direct Listing

May 28, 2023
Private plane operator Surf Air Mobility is reportedly preparing to go public. The Los Angeles-area company’s filing for a direct listing could come as soon as next week, with trading beginning this summer, Bloomberg News reported Friday (May 26), citing sources with knowledge of the plans.  As Bloomberg notes, companies that go public via direct listing typically don’t […]

PartsBase Deploys OroMarketplace Solution for B2B Sales in Aviation Industry

March 09, 2023
PartsBase has launched an eCommerce marketplace for the aviation industry powered by Oro. The new PartsStore platform is built on OroMarketplace, Oro’s end-to-end digital marketplace solution, the companies said in...

FAA To Propose Safety Standards For Delivery Drones

February 03, 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to enact new standards for unmanned drones, which could be the first step toward the eventual mainstream acceptance of deliveries via drones, according...

FAA Green-Lights UPS Drone Deliveries Throughout US

October 01, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the United Parcel Service (UPS) has won the first-of-its-kind air carrier and operator certification to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or drone) delivery...