At the very beginning, there were 15 startups. After a morning of incredibly fierce competition, we now have a winner. Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to ...

Most people, when they travel, use a major airline to get from point A to point B. Today, planes are used like taxis, for many business people around the world. But there is another way to fly, which ...

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Don’t call Wingly the “Uber of the Sky” — Wingly co-fonder Emeric de Waziers would like to nip that little misinterpretation in the bud as the French startup looks to expand into the U.S. If anything, ...

French flight-sharing company Wingly has raised €3 million ($3.4 million) in private investment to help accelerate the growth of its online platform, and fund expansion into the commercial charter ...

Private jets have long been the hallmark of the super-rich, but the founders of a Paris-based start-up want to make them accessible to the masses. “It is too often perceived that aviation is just for ...

Wingly is a flight sharing platform which allows hobbyist pilots to share the cost of their flights with passengers. We went from London to Le Touquet, France, from Elstree Aerodrome on a Piper Arrow ...

Websites that connect pilots with passengers who are willing to share the cost of a flight in a private plane are making light aviation more accessible. It can be a cheap way to travel, but people ...

Wingly Co-Founders Emeric de Waziers and Bertrand Joab-Cornu in front of a Velis-Electro. Credit: Wingly Wingly, a European flight-sharing startup, announced a £3.5 million ($4.4 million) capital ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. My first flight for six months, and things were very different. There were just three of us on board, the cabin ...