VERO BEACH, Fla., March 18, 2016 – Piper Aircraft announced today that the FAA has issued Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for the Piper M600. The issuance of TIA marks a significant milestone for the aircraft certification program. TIA initiates the formal FAA flight evaluation of the M600 type design, airworthiness, performance, and handling characteristics. The…
VERO BEACH, Fla. – March. 16, 2016 –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has chosen Legacy Flight Training as the official training provider for the M600 aircraft. Under the new agreement, Legacy will provide pilot and maintenance training for the Piper M600, the newest member of the M-Class family, which product was publicly announced in May of 2015….
VERO BEACH, Fla. – March 15, 2016 — Piper Aircraft will exhibit its new flagship, the M600, at the annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, held in Lakeland, Fla. April 5-10. Piper’s static display will be in the manufacturers’ display area, along the walkway to the announcers stand in the northernmost exhibit area…
Vero Beach, Fla., March 7, 2016 – Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a five-blade composite propeller designed specifically for the Piper Aircraft Meridian and Piper’s new M500. Hartzell collaborated closely with Piper Aircraft on the STC for the single-engine pressurized turboprops. “The Hartzell Propeller five-bladed prop design increases flight performance…
Singapore, Feb. 18, 2016– Piper Aircraft has announced the selection and appointment of WingsOverAsia as its authorized service center in Singapore. WingsOverAsia (WOA) has served as Piper Aircraft’s dealer in the region for nearly 3-years. The aircraft service center, located at Seletar Airport, is the first service dealer associated service facility in the region. “The…
VERO BEACH, Fla. – Feb. 17, 2016 –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has awarded type certification to the company for the M500. This marks the first time that a Piper Type Certificate has been fully validated in Japan. “M500 validation is excellent news for Piper and our prospective customers…
Singapore, Feb. 16, 2016 – Piper Aircraft has recently delivered 12 single-engine and 3 multi-engine training aircraft to Sekolah Tinggi Penerbang Indonesia (STPI), the government flight school at Budiarto Airport in Curug, Indonesia, as the first part of a 20 single-engine Archer and 5 multi-engine Seneca V sale completed in December 2015. The sale and…
Vero Beach, Fla., Feb. 10, 2016– Piper Aircraft has announced plans to participate in Singapore Airshow 2016. The aircraft company will attend this year’s event, one of the largest and most prominent aerospace exhibitions internationally, to be held February 16-21 at the Changi Exhibition Center and will host a press conference at 4:00 pm on…
VERO BEACH, Fla. – Jan. 12, 2016 –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received an amendment to the Validation of its Type Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the addition of Garmin G1000 avionics in the Archer training TX/LX aircraft. The approval was made by CAAC on December 21, 2015. “CAAC’s approval…
VERO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10, 2015 – Piper Aircraft has announced an airdate for its segment on The Discovery Channel’s “How It’s Made” documentary television series featuring the aircraft company. The production is scheduled to air Thursday, December 17 at 9:00 pm EST on Discovery’s Science Channel. Filming of “How It’s Made” began at Piper…
ODENSE, Denmark, December 08, 2015 –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced the first sale of a factory new diesel engine Archer DX into Scandinavia. Billund Air Center (BAC), a leading flight school in Denmark, took possession of the aircraft last week. “The Archer DX’s technology and excellent fuel economy is absolutely perfect for flying schools,” said…
VERO BEACH, Fla. – Nov. 9, 2015 – Piper Aircraft will be in attendance at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition for the 2015 event at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. On static display will be the M600 mockup for Piper’s top-of-the-line single-engine business aircraft and its G3000 avionics display. “We are…
