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…
Piper Aircraft dealers in Europe have noted a sales trend toward new, more fuel-efficient business aircraft. “We are seeing more buyers opt for new, more fuel-efficient aircraft as they downsize from twin- engine aircraft,” said Peter Winters, General Manager of Winters Aviation, with Piper sales responsibility in France and Belgium. “At the same time they…
Piper Aircraft Inc. grew its new aircraft deliveries and sales revenue during the first quarter of 2012, ended March 31. First quarter 2012 performance continued a positive trend set in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011 when Piper significantly increased new aircraft market share in a declining overall market. Airplane deliveries increased more than…
Piper Aircraft Inc. completed delivery this week of 18 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. “This large fleet purchase will enable Indonesia…
