Volato Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Alignment Engine, Inc., an AI infrastructure company, in a transaction valuing Alignment Engine at approximately $500 million. The transaction repositions Volato around advanced AI infrastructure, high-performance computing and data center development through Alignment Engine's powered industrial campus in Ohio.
The campus currently has 154MW of power available with a total capacity of 480MW, providing an existing foundation for the deployment of high-performance AI compute infrastructure designed to support GPU compute, AI training, and inference workloads.
Volato Group, Inc. today announced a definitive merger agreement with Alignment Engine, Inc. in a transaction valuing Alignment Engine at approximately $500 million. The move follows Volato's announced entry into AI infrastructure and fundamentally changes the scale and direction of the company. SOAR will remain the publicly traded parent company following the transaction.
"When we announced our move into AI infrastructure, we said we were looking for an opportunity capable of fundamentally changing the scale and direction of Volato," said Matt Liotta, Chief Executive Officer of Volato. "We have spent the intervening months working rather than talking. Alignment Engine is the result."
Alignment Engine is developing infrastructure for energy efficient artificial intelligence workloads from its powered industrial campus in Ohio. The campus currently has 154MW of power available with a total capacity of 480MW. The availability of power is particularly important as AI infrastructure development increasingly depends on access to substantial electrical capacity capable of supporting high-density computing environments.
"Power and compute capacity have become critical constraints on the continued expansion of AI," said Chris Ensey, Chief Executive Officer of Alignment Engine. "We aren't starting with a greenfield site and a plan to find power. We have a powered industrial campus and 154MW available today with a path to 480MW of capacity."
Alignment Engine's platform combines powered data center infrastructure, high-performance GPU compute, advanced networking, proprietary technology, and infrastructure supporting AI training and inference. The platform is purpose-built to support high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, machine learning and HPC workloads with energy efficient operations.
The parties expect to close the merger shortly following execution of the definitive agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of applicable closing conditions. The merger closing is not conditioned upon receipt of Volato stockholder approval, but a stockholder meeting will be held at a later date for the subsequent conversion of the convertible preferred stock being issued to Alignment Engine's shareholders into shares of Volato's Class A common stock.
This AI infrastructure merger positions Volato to capitalize on growing demand for high-density compute, GPU clusters, and scalable data center capacity while addressing the critical industry constraint of power availability.
About Alignment Engine
Alignment Engine is an AI infrastructure company developing high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, machine learning and HPC workloads. The company combines powered data center infrastructure, advanced compute, high-performance networking and proprietary technology to support energy efficient AI workloads.
Alignment Engine is headquartered in Ohio and is developing its campus as a next generation AI compute facility.
About Volato Group, Inc.
Volato Group, Inc. is an AI software company building operational systems for aviation businesses. Drawing on firsthand experience running private aviation operations, Volato develops AI-powered tools designed to reduce manual work, improve responsiveness, and help operators scale more efficiently. The Company's software solutions are built on Parslee, an autonomous-work platform that combines business context, shared memory, and human-in-the-loop controls. Through its Vaunt marketplace, Volato also operates one of the fastest-growing technology-enabled private aviation membership platforms in the industry.
