Kenneth Ricci is a 35 year aviation industry veteran who today is a Principal of Directional Aviation Capital which owns various aviation enterprises including Flexjet, Flight Options, Sentient Jet, SkyJet, Nextant Aerospace, N1 Engines, and Constant Aviation.
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MarketWatch: How this pilot turned his passion into a $2.5bn business
MarketWatch: How this pilot turned his passion into a $2.5bn business
Getting to work with Kenn Ricci, principal of Directional Aviation Capital, shares the secrets to 'provocative' leadership and why pilots make good business leaders.
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Directional Aviation Acquires PrivateFly, Creating One of the World’s Largest Providers of Digital On-Demand Private Jet Travel
Directional Aviation Acquires PrivateFly, Creating One of the World’s Largest Providers of Digital On-Demand Private Jet Travel
Cleveland, OH – September 5, 2018 – OneSky, LLC, part of Directional Aviation and home to some of the world’s most respected private aviation companies including Skyjet, Sentient Jet and Flexjet, today announced it has acquired United Kingdom-headquartered PrivateFly, a leading global digital booking service for private jet charter flights. PrivateFly is expected to combine with Skyjet, OneSky’s existing brokerage group and a pioneer in aviation technology for more than 20 years, to create one of the world’s largest online booking platforms for private jet charter, one with a robust digital platform and a physical geography and assets tailored for countries on four continents.
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Flexjet Chairman on the Rising Cost of Jet Fuel
Flexjet Chairman on the Rising Cost of Jet Fuel
Flexjet Chairman Kenn Ricci on how instability in the Middle East and the rising cost of jet fuel is impacting his company.
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Flexjet Ready to Dump Pilots Union, Chairman Ricci Explains
Flexjet Ready to Dump Pilots Union, Chairman Ricci Explains
Pilots working for Flexjet, a private aviation company, gear up to vote on losing organized labor.
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Prestigious Aviation Award Named After Directional Aviation Principal Kenn Ricci
Prestigious Aviation Award Named After Directional Aviation Principal Kenn Ricci
Living Legends of Aviation Renames Its Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award after Kenn Ricci Emphasis on Building the Next Generation of Aviation Innovators
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Ricci Family Makes Generous Philanthropic Donation to Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame today announced a first-of-its-kind, $100 million unrestricted commitment from Kenn Ricci, an aviation industry leader who is a Notre Dame alumnus and Trustee, and his wife, Pamela.
The single largest unrestricted guaranteed gift ever committed to the University is being made through a Philanthropic Succession Partnership (PSP), an innovative giving structure developed by Ricci, founder of Directional Aviation Capital, a holding company for aviation companies he has founded or acquired.
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