Flexjet, a fractional jet ownership and leasing company, is becoming Otto Aerospace’s launch customer for the Phantom 3500 business jet. The agreement consists of 300 firm orders for the aircraft, with additional options, with the first jet expected to be delivered in 2030. The contract also enables Flexjet’s in-house maintenance organisation to become an Otto authorised centre....read more
An aviation startup called Otto Aerospace says it has designed an ultra-efficient business jet and has already attracted its first fleet customer....read more
Otto Aerospace’s new business jet has no traditional passenger windows and a tear-drop-shaped cabin. Private-jet company Flexjet wants hundreds of them. The companies said Monday that Flexjet signed a contract to buy 300 of Otto’s Phantom 3500 aircraft. Flexjet’s order would be worth approximately $5.85 billion based on market pricing for each jet, though the companies declined to comment on the negotiated value of their deal....read more
Day 2 of the Global Aerospace Summit centered on the role of technology in emerging threats and new capabilities in defense and aviation, with particular focus on AI, workforce development, and maintaining U.S. leadership....read more
Built to Go Further, Faster Without Accelerating Global Warming, New Designs Show Promise in Meeting Increasing Air Travel Demand...read more
Otto Aerospace has selected Secondo Mona, an Italian aerospace company, to design an integrated fuel system for the company’s next-generation Phantom 3500 light business jet....read more
This plane is set to skyrocket in 2030 with groundbreaking technology and one huge winning factor, laminar flow....read more
In this episode of the podcast we’ll explore one of the most truly disruptive clean-sheet aircraft projects currently underway....read more
Ultra-efficient Phantom 3500 to be manufactured in Jacksonville, Florida; AIT to supply tooling and automation production systems....read more
If the futuristic Phantom 3500 makes that goal, it'll be about 20 years before the aviation industry's collective benchmark of reaching net-zero carbon emissions....read more
