Piper Aircraft appointed BAYMAP Aviation, Ankara, Turkey, as its dealer for new aircraft sales in the Middle Eastern country that spans Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia. In addition, Piper and BAYMAP will be jointly exhibiting two M-Class aircraft at AIREX 2012 Istanbul Air Show, held here Sept. 6-9 on the General Aviation apron at…
Piper Aircraft Inc. named Jeremy Prost, a veteran of aviation in China, as the company’s sales manager for Asia. With a focus of developing Piper sales in China, Prost will be based in Beijing and report to Piper Director of Global Fleet Sales Chuck Glass. “With his extensive aerospace experience in China, Jeremy Prost…
Piper Aircraft continued to increase new aircraft deliveries and grow revenues during the first half of 2012, sustaining a solid upward performance trajectory for the past two and a half years. During the second quarter of 2012, ended June 30, Piper delivered 39 new aircraft contributing $37,423,010 in revenue. That was up 18 percent…
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has reached a 10-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) for the continuing purchase of PT6A-42A turboprop engines to power Piper’s flagship aircraft, the single-engine M-Class Meridian. P&WC is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott announced the accord at a news conference on the…
EAA AirVenture 2012 will be the launch site for a multi-state demonstration tour for the Piper Seneca V, a twin-engine turbocharged aircraft that is larger yet less expensive to buy and operate than its nearest high-performance competitor. “For well under a million dollars, the Seneca V gives you a turbocharged twin that has higher…
Piper Aircraft Inc. is celebrating the company’s and the Piper Cub’s 75th Anniversary all week during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, July 23-29. Additionally, the company is exhibiting its single-engine M-Class lineup and several twin-engine aircraft along with the famed Piper Cub, which launched the company in 1937. Aircraft on Display at Oshkosh In addition…
Piper Aircraft Inc. will display a number of exceptional aircraft during 2013 AirVenture Oshkosh, July 29 – Aug. 4. Included in the Piper static exhibit, booth numbers 140-145 and 156- 161, will be the Team Chambliss Piper Meridian, a milestone 800th Piper Mirage, two G1000 equipped Piper Twin Class aircraft and a special Piper Archer…
Piper Aircraft named Korea Business Air Service Co., Ltd. as the company dealer for new aircraft sales in the Republic of Korea. The South Korean market is the latest addition to the growing international network of Piper Aircraft dealers. “As Piper re-enters the Korean marketplace, we are delighted to appoint Su-dong Lim and Korea…
Piper Aircraft, Inc. recently completed a major upgrade to the company’s aircraft painting facilities at its Vero Beach manufacturing campus and world headquarters. “The upgrades give us state-of-the-art paint and sanding booth systems to improve the quality and durability of our paint finishes on new aircraft while also providing a safer work environment for our…
Building on a robust first half of 2012 in Europe, Piper Aircraft Inc. and Winters Aviation sold the tenth new M-Class single-engine aircraft for delivery into the continent this year. The latest transaction, involving a M-Class Meridian single-engine turboprop, was completed this past week during the Salon de l’Aviation Générale de Cannes at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport…
Piper Aircraft, Inc. is adding the Kelly Aerospace ThermaCool air conditioning system to new 2012 twin-engine Piper Seminoles and making the system available via retrofit for the Seminole fleet. Kelly Aerospace Thermal Systems, LLC and Piper worked collaboratively on the FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate and made the announcement jointly today. “The field-installable kit…
Piper Aircraft Inc. and Winters Aviation, its authorized aircraft dealer in France and Belgium, will exhibit three M-Class single-engine turboprop Meridians at the 6th Cannes International General Aviation Exhibition June 7-9 at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (LFMD). “Piper is looking forward to working in partnership with Winters Aviation at the Cannes AirShow, the only pure general aviation…
