Vero Beach, FL – February 26, 2026 – Piper Aircraft today announced a strategic collaboration with AIROS, the intelligent digital pilot logbook designed to reduce administrative workload and allow pilots and training organizations to focus more on flight time.
“We are truly honored to be named Piper’s first Flight School Alliance Industry Affiliate and to work alongside an iconic brand that has long stood for quality in flight training,” said Capt. David Spektor, AIROS Founder and CEO. “This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to supporting flight schools nationwide. By bringing modern, intelligent digital tools into the training environment, AIROS helps flight schools and CFIs operate more efficiently and enhances the student experience, delivering a more professional, technology-forward training journey from day one.”
Building on Piper’s long-standing commitment to a customer-tailored fleet management experience, this collaboration will provide members of the Piper Flight School Alliance—and their students—access to AIROS at an exclusive Flight School Alliance rate. Piper and AIROS’s collaboration begins a new initiative to expand the benefits currently available to Flight School Alliance members, affirming a fleet ownership model that focuses on added value in a dynamic market.
“Piper Aircraft is committed to delivering the best flight training aircraft solutions that enrich students’ lives throughout their flight training journey,” said Ron Gunnarson, Vice President of Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, and Quality at Piper Aircraft. “By combining Piper Aircraft’s trainer manufacturing expertise with AIROS’s smart digital logbook platform, we continue to strengthen the suite of benefits offered to Flight School Alliance members. Our goal is to provide the industry’s best trainer fleet, and equip our customers with tools that help them stand out as leaders in flight training.”
The AIROS Digital Pilot Logbook offers users meaningful operational advantages, including reduced checkride cancellations due to logbook errors or missing requirements, and significant savings in administrative time.
About Piper Aircraft
Piper Aircraft, Inc., headquartered in Vero Beach, FL, offers aviators throughout the world efficient and reliable single and twin-engine aircraft and is the first general aviation aircraft manufacturer in the world to certify Garmin® Autoland. The single-engine M-Class series – the M700 FURY, M500®, and M350® – offers businesses and individuals elegant performance, value and a superior ownership experience. The Personal Class Archer® LX and Archer DLX balance proven performance, efficiency, and simplicity in a piston-powered light aircraft. The Trainer Class Pilot 100i, Archer TX, Archer DX, Seminole and Seminole DX aircraft form the most complete, technically advanced line of pilot training aircraft in the world. Piper is a member of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. To learn more about Piper Aircraft, visit the company’s website at www.piper.com.
About AIROS
The Piper Flight School Alliance is proud to welcome AIROS, the intelligent digital pilot logbook. As the Flight School Alliance’s first Industry Affiliate, AIROS delivers innovative technology that helps reduce checkride cancellations at flight schools, eliminate logging errors by students and instructors, and save valuable administrative time. Fast, easy, and accurate—AIROS digital logbook helps flight schools, CFIs, students, and DPE’s focus on what matters most: flying. Learn more at AIROS360.com
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Fax: +1 (772) 978-6585
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