Piper Aircraft Inc. recently delivered two new Piper Warrior aircraft to Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, New York. In addition, the college which is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system plans to purchase a new Piper Arrow. The nearly $1 million purchase of the three aircraft will expand Farmingdale’s learning fleet to…

Piper Aircraft Inc. is offering new Archer LX customers their own private pilot training in about three concentrated weeks at Vero Beach Municipal Airport. The Piper Ready, Set, Fly program helps new aircraft owners learn to fly safely and efficiently, and promotes growth in general aviation by encouraging people to become pilots. The Ready, Set,…

Piper Aircraft Inc. named Global Wings LLC as its new aircraft dealer for the Caribbean and portions of South America, including Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Global Wings President Nick Schneider said, “We have already eagerly begun to sell Piper aircraft throughout the region. The airplanes built by Piper are very well suited for many business…

Piper Aircraft Inc. plans to display a number of aircraft from its single-engine and multi-engine line at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla. beginning March 29. The company will also use the iconic fun flying venue to provide details about its Ready, Set, Fly private pilot training program and announce…

Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed National Airways Corp. (NAC) as the company’s Authorized Dealer for Sub-Saharan Africa, effective immediately. NAC, through its wholly owned subsidiary 43 Air School, is the largest Piper fleet operator in Africa. “NAC’s proven expertise with the Piper product line, its Piper fleet experience and proven aviation success in Africa makes…

 Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Piper Australia Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Melbourne, as the company’s new aircraft sales agent for the Commonwealth of Australia. Piper Australia Aircraft Sales is an associate company of Moorabbin Flying Services; with an all-Piper fleet, MFS is one of the best flying schools in Australia. Piper Aircraft made the announcement…

Piper Aircraft Inc. significantly increased its new aircraft market share, billings and deliveries during 2010, highlighted by the company’s performance in the pilot training sector. And for the first time in recent Piper history, international exports accounted for more than half of the company’s volume by deliveries and dollars. For the year 2010, Piper delivered…

Piper Aircraft Inc. will welcome the Ambassador to the United States from Brunei Darussalam to the company’s Vero Beach manufacturing campus on Thursday, Feb. 10. Brunei Ambassador Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff Haji Abdul Hamid will be in Vero Beach visiting Piper facilities to demonstrate his country’s long-term commitment to Piper Aircraft Inc. “We are so…

Piper Aircraft Inc. delivered 14 new aircraft during December to Qatar Aeronautical College, a leading Arabic Gulf provider of airline pilot training. The fleet sale consists of four Piper Seneca Vs and 10 Piper Archer IIIs.   Qatar Aeronautical College’s Pilot Training Division is updating its current fleet, which consists of a number of Piper…

Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed Cutter Piper Sales, Carlsbad, Calif., as Piper’s dealer for new aircraft sales in Southern California. Cutter Piper Sales is a division of Cutter Aviation headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz. The appointment is effective immediately. “Our experience with Cutter Aviation as our dealer in the southwestern United States has been superb,” said…

This past year, Piper Aircraft Inc. significantly strengthened its position as a global airplane manufacturer. “During 2010, the first full year since Imprimis acquired Piper, the company made memorable and notable progress in a number of important areas,” said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. “We delivered considerably more aircraft, introduced and stepped up development of an…