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Inside Nextant Aerospace: The Most Unlikely of Aircraft Manufacturers
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Inside Nextant Aerospace: The Most Unlikely of Aircraft Manufacturers

When old aircraft become too expensive to operate, they have historically been sent to one of several aircraft graveyards. However, Nextant Aerospace aim to minimize this through a process called remanufacturing. Essentially recycling certain ageing aircraft, Nextant are able to deliver what is in effect a new aircraft for half the price. So it's probably not surprising that the company has delivered nearly 200 aircraft in a decade and a half, and still has a large backlog of orders. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background The story of Nextant Aerospace cannot be told without first talking about Kenn Ricci, the man behind several major players in the business aviation industry, including fractional ownership Flight Options LLC and Direction...