AeroTime
international aviation trade, politically neutral
Background
AeroTime was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, putting it outside the U.S. and Western European media mainstream. Originally a news website focused on aviation breaking news, it expanded over time into newsletters, a YouTube channel (branded 'AeroTime Hub'), and commercial services such as content marketing, recruiting, and industry events. The outlet employs roughly two dozen staff with contributors across multiple countries, giving it a genuinely international newsroom. It is a small independent company — estimated annual revenue around $5–6 million — funded mainly through advertising and aviation-industry clients rather than subscriptions or public money. No major media conglomerate owns it, and it carries no known state or government affiliation. Major media-bias rating organizations (AllSides, Media Bias/Fact Check, Ad Fontes) have not formally rated it, consistent with its niche, trade-press character. Its coverage of U.S. aviation policy under the Trump second term has been straightforwardly reportorial: it documented the FAA workforce firings as 'without cause,' reported a court ruling that rehires were ordered, and also covered the administration's drone deregulation executive order and supersonic-flight push without evident editorial advocacy on either side.
Sources
- AeroTime About Us — aerotime.aero
- AeroTime (aviation) 2026 Company Profile — PitchBook
- AeroTime — Tracxn 2026 Profile
- AeroTime overview — Muck Rack
- AeroTime — Ground News bias rating
- Trump fires hundreds of FAA workers 'without cause' — AeroTime
- FAA rehires 132 employees, calls Trump firings 'unlawful' — AeroTime
- Trump signs drone, advanced air mobility executive order — AeroTime
- US aviation coalition appeals to Trump for aerospace tariff exception — AeroTime
- AeroTime overview — ZoomInfo
Profile compiled 2026-09-07; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.