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SOAR AI (SOAR) released an investor presentation outlining its deployment plans against $1.17 billion in contracted AI infrastructure orders. A master services agreement and two four-year take-or-pay orders with one large AI customer underpin the contract value. SOAR AI expects approximately $133 million in customer prepayments, $175 million to $200 million of revenue in 2027 and approximately $294 million annually once both orders are in full service.
The company targets Ohio campus internal power-on by November 30, 2026 and initial service readiness on December 31, 2026. The second deployment could enter service as early as April 2027, before its June 30, 2027 contractual start. Further Ohio expansion and additional locations are planned or under exploration. Each deployment phase requires customer contracts and financing before commitment; expected funding includes prepayments, equipment and senior debt, and equity.
SOAR AI (SOAR) expects its first Ohio AI compute deployment to enter service on December 31, 2026, with 4,096 GPUs. Transformers and cooling equipment are being installed at the Chillicothe campus; its substation, medium-voltage distribution and turbine backup systems are commissioned.
Two four-year, take-or-pay orders total $1.17 billion. The company expects approximately $175 million to $200 million in 2027 revenue, starting in January subject to delivery and acceptance. The first deployment uses AMD MI355X GPUs. Another 4,032 AMD MI455X GPUs have a contractual in-service date of June 30, 2027, with the hall expected ready in February.
SOAR AI plans up to two additional 4,032-GPU tranches in the second half of 2027, subject to financing and customer contracts. These would bring capacity to as many as 16,192 GPUs. The campus has 154 megawatts available and a roadmap to 480 megawatts.
Volato Group (SOAR), rebranding as SOAR AI, entered a common stock purchase agreement for an equity facility of up to $1 billion. Sales to an institutional investor are discretionary, with no minimum draw or obligation to use the facility. Proceeds are expected to fund its Ohio AI infrastructure campus and additional locations under exploration. Ohio has 154 MW of power available and a roadmap to 480 MW.
Two four-year, take-or-pay customer orders signed in September 2026 total $1.17 billion, with approximately $133 million in contractual prepayments and start dates of December 31, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Facility sales require an effective resale registration statement. Each sale is limited to 10% of average daily trading volume, with combined daily sales capped at $6 million. Issuances without stockholder approval are capped at 19.99% of shares outstanding on the signing date. Draws would issue common shares; no warrants are included.
Volato Group (NYSE American: SOAR) announced plans to rename itself SOAR AI as it builds its AI infrastructure business following the completed Alignment Engine merger. The company expects the name change to take effect October 19, 2026, subject to regulatory and stock exchange requirements, with trading under the new name expected October 20. The ticker remains SOAR.
An Ohio AI infrastructure campus is under construction. In September 2026, the company signed two four-year, take-or-pay orders with one large AI customer, totaling approximately $1.17 billion. The contractual deployment start dates are December 31, 2026, for AMD MI355X GPUs and June 30, 2027, for AMD MI455X GPUs. The company is pursuing additional customers and evaluating further U.S. and international data center locations. It also plans to continue developing its aviation AI and software business.
Volato Group (SOAR), through its Alignment Engine subsidiary, signed two four-year AI infrastructure orders worth $1.17 billion with one customer.
The take-or-pay orders cover dedicated GPU capacity at a planned Ohio campus. The AMD MI355X deployment has a contractual start date of December 31, 2026; the AMD MI455X deployment has a contractual start date of June 30, 2027. The customer committed to approximately $133 million in prepayments, including approximately $40 million due after execution of the initial order. Later prepayments are scheduled around specified dates and equipment shipments. The remaining contract value is payable over the four-year terms, subject to the agreements' conditions.
The orders include delivery, acceptance, service-level and performance requirements. Volato expects the deployments to anchor the campus's initial phases.
Volato Group (SOAR) appointed Chris Ensey as Chief Executive Officer effective September 11, 2026, immediately after closing its merger with Alignment Engine, which was valued at approximately $500 million.
The transaction marks Volato’s entry into AI infrastructure, combining Alignment Engine’s powered industrial campus in Ohio with Volato’s public-company platform. The Ohio site has 154 MW of power available today and a roadmap to 480 MW, intended to support “sovereign” AI compute for enterprise customers alongside future manufacturing and re‑industrialization uses.
The company plans phased GPU deployments at the campus, prioritizing computational output per unit of energy and integrating Alignment Engine’s NeuralSync technology. Volato intends to sell dedicated GPU capacity directly to enterprises while continuing its aviation software operations, including the Parslee autonomous-work platform and the Vaunt private aviation membership marketplace.
Volato (SOAR) has completed its merger with Alignment Engine, expanding from aviation software and AI into AI infrastructure, with an initial data center site in Ohio already under lease and supported by operational power, water and water treatment systems.
The company is now focused on engineering, equipment procurement, financing and customer agreements to bring AI compute capacity online in phased deployments aligned with demand and resource availability. Alignment Engine contributes a platform designed for high‑density GPU compute, AI training and inference, and proprietary NeuralSync technology aimed at improving utilization of distributed accelerator resources. Former Alignment Engine securityholders received non‑voting convertible preferred stock and replacement options and warrants that, after future stockholder and NYSE American approvals, are intended to represent about 95% of fully diluted equity, leaving legacy Volato holders at about 5%. Volato’s common stock continues to trade under the ticker “SOAR”.
Volato Group (NYSE American: SOAR) signed a definitive agreement to merge with AI infrastructure company Alignment Engine in a transaction valuing Alignment Engine at approximately $500 million, according to Volato. The deal is intended to reposition Volato around advanced AI infrastructure, high-performance computing and data center development.
Alignment Engine operates a powered industrial campus in Ohio with 154MW of power available today and a stated path to at least 480MW of capacity. Its platform combines powered data center infrastructure, high-performance GPU compute, advanced networking, proprietary technology and support for AI training, inference and other compute-intensive workloads. Volato said SOAR will remain the publicly traded parent company. The merger is expected to close shortly after signing, subject to applicable closing conditions, and involves issuing convertible preferred stock to Alignment Engine shareholders, with a future stockholder meeting planned for its conversion into Class A common stock.
Flyte, a subsidiary of Catheter Precision (NYSE American: VTAK), reported preliminary record monthly revenue of approximately $640,000 for July 2026, a 102% sequential increase over June, marking the strongest operating month in Flyte’s history as demand rises on its private aviation platform.
Since relaunching its direct-to-consumer platform, Flyte has added 2,700+ new users, supported by strategic partnerships, digital marketing, and influencer campaigns. In 2026 it expanded partnerships with Blade, Vaunt, Volato AI (NYSE American: SOAR), GSE Worldwide & Emiliano Grillo, LifeVac, and LDV at The Maidstone. Catheter Precision emphasized that June and July 2026 revenue figures are preliminary, unaudited estimates and remain subject to change.
Catheter Precision (NYSE American: VTAK), through its subsidiary Flyte, announced that Flyte has become the inaugural enterprise customer of Volato AI (NYSE American: SOAR), an aviation-focused enterprise artificial intelligence platform. The deployment is intended to support Flyte’s strategy of building a scalable regional private aviation platform using advanced technology and intelligent automation.
According to Catheter Precision, Volato AI is expected to assist Flyte across multiple operational workflows, including customer communications, charter sales support, flight quoting, crew coordination, maintenance scheduling, dispatch support, compliance assistance, document management, operational scheduling, and broader administrative workflow automation. Flyte expects AI to enhance customer responsiveness, automate repetitive tasks, increase employee productivity, and improve operating leverage as short-haul private aviation activity grows.