Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Duran Aviation, Inc. as distributor for its new airplane sales in Central America. Duran Aviation is a part of Company Consultenos, S.A., which is a family-owned company that is involved in several areas, including automotive, golfing, and real estate. With hangar facilities at International Airport Marcos A. Gelabert (MPMG),…
Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2011 with increased revenue from new aircraft sales of $131.2 million, up more than nine percent from $120.2 million a year ago. The increase was fueled primarily by a favorable mix of Piper’s flagship single-engine Meridian turboprop deliveries in 2011. Piper delivered 32 new top-end Meridians in 2011 compared with 25…
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has named a distributor for its new airplane sales in Chile. Eagle South America S.A., located near Santiago at the Aérodromo de Chicureo and headed by General Manager Martin Andrés Busquets, will handle Piper sales in the South American country. “With more than 350 airports and 6,435 km (3,999 miles) of…
Piper Aircraft Inc. named Piper Netherlands, at Teuge International Airport, as the company’s sales representative in the Western European country. Its affiliate, Stella Aviation Maintenance, is responsible for parts and service. “We are pleased to add Piper Netherlands to our sales network in Europe,” said Piper Head of Global Sales and Business Development Drew…
Piper Aircraft is sending a senior group of sales executives to the Singapore Airshow, Feb. 14-19 at the Changi Exhibition Centre adjacent to the Changi Airport. Heading the company delegation from the company’s Vero Beach headquarters will be Piper Head of Global Sales and Business Development Drew McEwen. Joining him from Piper’s Brunei sales…
Piper Aircraft Inc. delivered a new 2012 pressurized single-engine Piper Mirage to an Australian manufacturer on Dec. 15. The airplane has been purchased by Pressfast Industries, Pty Ltd, an Australian-owned company situated in the East of Victoria that produces high volume pressed metal products. Pressfast Industries manufactures automotive, commercial and domestic metal pressings and…
Vero Beach, Fla., Dec. 14, 2011 – Piper Aircraft, Inc., named aircraft customer support executive Wes Norris as Director of Aftermarket Business. Norris joins Piper after a 31-year career at Hawker Beechcraft Corp. and leads Piper’s aftermarket business development office in Vero Beach, working with customers and dealers throughout the world. “Norris’ mission…
Vero Beach, Fla., Dec. 12, 2011 – Piper Aircraft Inc. named two seasoned executives to lead the company’s sales, customer support and marketing programs. Both will report to Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott. Drew McEwen will become Head of Global Sales and Business Development, responsible for the company’s worldwide dealer network, regional sales…
Piper Aircraft Inc. will deliver the last of seven twin-engine Piper Seminole advanced training aircraft to the Civil Aviation Flight University of China this December. While neither organization is disclosing the fleet purchase price, the retail value of seven new Seminole aircraft totals nearly $4.2 million. Under the jurisdiction of the General Administration of Civil…
Piper Aircraft’s global customer support network has been strengthened with the addition of well-respected Horizontal de Aviación S.A.S. at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia as an approved Piper Service Center. Horizontal de Aviación and Global Wings LLC, Boca Raton, Fla., Piper’s dealer in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and the Caribbean, have entered…
Piper Aircraft Inc. recently delivered the first six of an 18-unit fleet order for Piper Warrior training aircraft to Sekolah Tinggi Penerbang Indonesia, the government flight school at Budiarto Airport in Curug, Indonesia. Sekolah Tinggi Penerbang Indonesia (STPI) educates pilots under the auspices of the Ministry of Transportation for the Republic of Indonesia. On hand for…
During the third quarter of 2011, Piper Aircraft Inc. continued to outpace the higher aircraft deliveries and improving revenue performance that the company achieved during the same period a year ago. Revenue from new aircraft sales through the end of the third quarter grew to $92.5 million, compared with $77.6 million during the same period…
