News Release

Altius Aviation LLC acquires EmreAir Charter Solutions

Altius Aviation LLC is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire industry leader EmreAir Charter Solutions based in Teterboro, NJ.

Headquartered in Syracuse, NY and operating throughout the Northeast with locations at the Portland Jetport, ME, the Manchester Airport, NH and the Essex County Airport, NJ, Altius Aviation has gained an enviable reputation for best in class aircraft charter and management solutions for both major corporations and high net worth individuals. The Altius team possess decades of experience across multiple aircraft types in addition to extensive Part 121 and Part 135 commuter operations.

Henry Laughlin, president & ceo of Altius commented, “We are delighted to welcome the team from EmreAir Charter Solutions to the Altius family. Throughout the negotiations it became very apparent that the EmreAir assets and personnel would create significant synergy throughout our activities. The net effect to Altius is accelerated growth and a better experience for both our retail charter customers and the broker community.”

Speaking from Teterboro, NJ, Omar Diaz, director of EmreAir stated, “Merging our experience and passion with Altius Aviation is a logical next step for the EmreAir team. Altius has proved to be a highly capable operator with significant nationwide growth potential. We look forward to the future as we achieve our goals with both Altius and the Laughlin Group companies.” The acquisition will see the founders of EmreAir become equity stake holders in the larger company.

Based in Syracuse, NY. Altius Aviation LLC is part of the Laughlin Group family owned aviation company. Founded in 1949, group activities span FBO operations, maintenance, special missions design and install, avionics STC development, airline handling, de-icing, aircraft charter and aircraft sales.