Sonex Resumes Production With New Owner

ON Capital has funded operations to include the anticipated Highwing aircraft.

Sonex Highwing
Sonex Highwing [Credit: Sonex]

Well-known kitplane manufacturer Sonex Aircraft, which ceased operations on March 27, citing financial difficulties, said it has restarted production at its Oshkosh, Wisconsin, factory under new ownership and a revised company name, Sonex Aviation.

“Sonex Aviation is open, in production, and entering the most ambitious chapter in its history,” the company said in a news release.

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