Piper Aircraft Inc. has received fleetwide approval from the Federal Aviation Administration permitting owners and operators of Piper Meridian single-engine turboprop business aircraft to operate from unpaved runways. The announcement was made today at the 2011 Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-In Convention held here in Hot Springs. Previously the Meridian had been limited…
Piper Aircraft Inc. grew its overall billings, and total deliveries of its banner Meridian, Matrix and Mirage single-engine aircraft series, during the first six months of 2011, ended June 30. The company recorded $57,300,885 in new aircraft billings over the first six months of the year, up nearly 16 percent from the first six months…
Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Sim Aviation, based in Russia’s Krasnodar region as the company’s new aircraft dealer for all of Russia. The announcement was made here at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) where Piper and its dealers are meeting with the European business aviation community. “Sim Aviation sales professionals are on…
Vero Beach, Fla., May 9, 2011 – Piper Aircraft Inc. continued the company’s upward performance trend in the first quarter of 2011 by significantly growing new aircraft billings and delivering substantially more of its flagship single-engine Meridian turboprops during the three months ended March 31. First quarter 2011 new aircraft billings were $26,159,703, more…
Piper Aircraft Inc. recently delivered two new Piper Warrior aircraft to Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, New York. In addition, the college which is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system plans to purchase a new Piper Arrow. The nearly $1 million purchase of the three aircraft will expand Farmingdale’s learning fleet to…
Piper Aircraft Inc. is offering new Archer LX customers their own private pilot training in about three concentrated weeks at Vero Beach Municipal Airport. The Piper Ready, Set, Fly program helps new aircraft owners learn to fly safely and efficiently, and promotes growth in general aviation by encouraging people to become pilots. The Ready, Set,…
Piper Aircraft Inc. named Global Wings LLC as its new aircraft dealer for the Caribbean and portions of South America, including Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Global Wings President Nick Schneider said, “We have already eagerly begun to sell Piper aircraft throughout the region. The airplanes built by Piper are very well suited for many business…
Piper Aircraft Inc. plans to display a number of aircraft from its single-engine and multi-engine line at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla. beginning March 29. The company will also use the iconic fun flying venue to provide details about its Ready, Set, Fly private pilot training program and announce…
Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed National Airways Corp. (NAC) as the company’s Authorized Dealer for Sub-Saharan Africa, effective immediately. NAC, through its wholly owned subsidiary 43 Air School, is the largest Piper fleet operator in Africa. “NAC’s proven expertise with the Piper product line, its Piper fleet experience and proven aviation success in Africa makes…
Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Piper Australia Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Melbourne, as the company’s new aircraft sales agent for the Commonwealth of Australia. Piper Australia Aircraft Sales is an associate company of Moorabbin Flying Services; with an all-Piper fleet, MFS is one of the best flying schools in Australia. Piper Aircraft made the announcement…
Piper Aircraft Inc. significantly increased its new aircraft market share, billings and deliveries during 2010, highlighted by the company’s performance in the pilot training sector. And for the first time in recent Piper history, international exports accounted for more than half of the company’s volume by deliveries and dollars. For the year 2010, Piper delivered…
Piper Aircraft Inc. will welcome the Ambassador to the United States from Brunei Darussalam to the company’s Vero Beach manufacturing campus on Thursday, Feb. 10. Brunei Ambassador Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff Haji Abdul Hamid will be in Vero Beach visiting Piper facilities to demonstrate his country’s long-term commitment to Piper Aircraft Inc. “We are so…
