VERO BEACH, FL. January 30th, 2023 – Today, Piper Aircraft announced the recent delivery and integration of an Agile Manufacturing Robot (AMR) from Wilder Systems to the M600/SLS production line. This AMR is the result of a collaborative effort between Piper Aircraft and Wilder Systems in order to increase safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the…
VERO BEACH, FL. October 17, 2022 – Today, Piper Aircraft announces it has implemented the latest evolution of Garmin software at NBAA-BACE in Orlando, FL. Piper Aircraft is committed to providing innovative safety enhancing technologies throughout its fleet. Previously, Piper Aircraft was first to market with Garmin’s Collier award-winning Autoland technology, a standard feature included…
OSHKOSH, WI. July 27, 2022 – Piper Aircraft announced today the expansion of their Brand Ambassador program to include the L3Harris Flight Academy in Sanford, Florida. The L3Harris Flight Academy is Piper Aircraft’s first nondegree-seeking ambassador partner school and their first flight school in the southeastern United States. Piper Brand Ambassadors leverage their social media…
OSHKOSH, WI., JULY 25, 2022 – Piper Aircraft has announced that the a M600 Minimum Equipment List (MEL) has gained FAA approval. This is a significant milestone for the aircraft, as this now qualifies the venerable M600 to be operated under FAA part 135 charter operations. Since its first delivery in 2016, the Piper M600…
VERO BEACH, Fla., July 25, 2022 – Piper Aircraft announced today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 that it has partnered with CAE to develop a conversion kit via a Supplemental Type Certificate for in-service Piper Archer® (PA-28-181) aircraft, enabling the two companies to bring an electric variant option of the iconic aircraft to market. CAE…
VERO BEACH, FL. June 9, 2022 – On May 5, 2022 Piper Aircraft hosted students from both the Vero Beach and Sebastian River High Schools for a tour and exploratory visit of the Piper Aircraft worldwide headquarters in Vero Beach, FL. Following the visit, Piper Aircraft coordinated interviews of the recent high school graduates and…
VERO BEACH, FL. April 6, 2022 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the selection of two new brand ambassadors at the University of North Dakota. The new Piper brand ambassadors will replace recently graduated seniors, Carly Shukiar and Mike Trost. The brand ambassador program is a collaborative initiative between Piper Aircraft and its flight school…
VERO BEACH, Fla., May 31, 2022 – Piper Aircraft and Gatineau, Canada-based Select Aviation College announced today the delivery of a new Piper Seminole. This sale marks the delivery of their second Piper Seminole within two years. The aircraft will join a fleet of thirty-five (35) aircraft, which consists of twenty-five (25) single-engine aircraft, two…
LAKELAND, FL., April 8, 2022 – Piper Aircraft has announced an order for a Piper Seminole twin-engine trainer from Puerto Rico-based Inter American University. This order marks the first new Piper Seminole to be sold into Puerto Rico in over 20 years. The order was received on the fourth day of the Sun-n-Fun Aerospace Expo…
VERO BEACH, FL. January 5, 2022 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the expansion of its brand ambassador program to include Minnesota State University at Mankato (MNSU). Piper Brand Ambassadors leverage their social media channels to promote their individual pilot training journey and act as advocates for the aviation industry. The program is designed to increase…
VERO BEACH, Fla., November 30, 2021 – SFC, Sydney Flight College, recently took delivery of the first of six brand new Archer TXs. The new aircraft was unveiled in November and is part of a fleet order for six factory new Piper Archers TX’s and will be added to their fleet of Piper trainers bringing…
RedTail Flight Academy Purchases Two Pilot 100i Aircraft as Part of Minority Youth Aviation Scholarship Program VERO BEACH, FL., May 19, 2021 – Piper Aircraft has announced an order for two (2) Pilot 100i single-engine trainers from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., inspired aviation scholarship program, the RedTail Flight Academy (RFA). The RedTail Flight Academy,…
