TrustFlight Acquires Baines Simmons, Kenyon Emergency Services and Redline Assured Security from Wheels Up
August 20, 2025
TrustFlight Ltd. has acquired Baines Simmons, Kenyon Emergency Services, and Redline Assured Security from Wheels Up, creating an integrated aviation safety, security, training and incident-response group. The combined organisation expands TrustFlight's software and services portfolio to serve approximately 1,600 aviation organisations worldwide, delivering end-to-end safety, compliance and critical-incident support.
- Buyers
- TrustFlight Ltd.
- Targets
- Baines Simmons, Kenyon Emergency Services, Redline Assured Security
- Sellers
- Wheels Up
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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