Travel Investor Certares Places $354 Million Bet on Aviation Service Firm Avia Solutions Group

Matthew Parsons

September 14th, 2021 at 7:32 AM EDT

Photo Credit: Avia Solutions Group owns aerospace servicing firm Aviator. Avia Solutions Group

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No niche purchase this time round, but a more rounded investment in a wide-ranging aerospace business group. Find out more when Certares founder Greg O’Hara speaks at Skift Global Forum in New York next week.

Certares entered a relatively quiet period after its last deal, investing in U.S. car rental company Hertz in May to help fund its exit from bankruptcy. That followed deals with Getaway and G Adventures in the months before. Now it’s back on the radar with a $354 million investment in Avia Solutions Group. Certares founder Greg O’Hara — who will be speaking in person at Skift Global Forum in New York next week — previously told Skif

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