Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University&#039;s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. After spending several years in the Pacific Northwest, she has returned to the Knoxville area.

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FlyExclusive is consolidating its leadership, finance, technology, and commercial teams under one roof at a new 24,000-sq-ft headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina’s North Hills district, a move the company says will speed internal decision-making. The private aviation company will mark the move with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, September 30, at One North Hills Tower, hosted by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.
Raleigh hosts more than 150 FlyExclusive employees, up from nearly 30 in January, and the company expects to add more than 100 aviation jobs in eastern North Carolina. FlyExclusive founder, chairman, and CEO Jim Segrave cited access to local talent as a key driver of the move. The company says it has invested heavily in AI over the past year to streamline its operations. “Every piece of this business is being evaluated on how we can automate, streamline, and make ourselves more efficient,” Segrave said.
The company’s maintenance activities remain headquartered about 70 miles southeast of Raleigh, in Kinston, North Carolina, where it began operating in 2015. Its roughly 80-jet fleet ranges from light to large-cabin models and includes 10 Bombardier Challengers. A Jet AI deal completed after the second quarter added three light jets. FlyExclusive also plans to add a simulator training center and a 121,000-sq-ft hangar at Kinston’s North Carolina Global TransPark.

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

FlyExclusive Sets Ribbon-cutting for Raleigh Headquarters

Ceremony scheduled for September 30 at 5 p.m.

FlyExclusive will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 30, at its new corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina.

FlyExclusive Ribbon-cutting Set for Raleigh Headquarters

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