VERO BEACH, FL. March 7, 2023 – Today, Piper Aircraft announced that factory tours have resumed at their Vero Beach, FL headquarters. Tours have been postponed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now Piper is excited to once again welcome the local community back for an in-depth look at their production line. Piper…
Aircraft owners are invited to share their adventures for a chance to be featured online and win limited-edition Piper merchandise. VERO BEACH, FL., February 28th, 2023 — Piper Aircraft, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its latest initiative, the “My Piper Story” campaign. The campaign invites aircraft owners to share their adventures, discoveries…
VERO BEACH, FL. February 15th 2023 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. is pleased to announce its 2022 achievements, including a 15% increase in aircraft deliveries over 2021. In addition, Piper incorporated innovative updates to their flagship aircraft, the M600/SLS, and provided support to more than 25 philanthropic organizations that best embody the company’s values and mission….
VERO BEACH, FL., Nov. 1, 2022 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. has been awarded FAA approval for its flagship product—the Piper M600/SLS single-engine turboprop aircraft—to be operated from unpaved fields. Piper has received numerous requests for unpaved field certification from several global markets and is pleased to announce kit approval has also been completed for Canada,…
VERO BEACH, FL., January 30th, 2023 – Today, Piper Aircraft announced the recent delivery of Pilot 100i S/N #100 to Paragon Flight Training. This manufacturing milestone comes as a result of collaboration between Piper Aircraft, our vendors, and valued flight school partners. The Piper Pilot 100i was introduced in 2019 as the latest ideation of…
VERO BEACH, FL. January 30th, 2023 – Today, Piper Aircraft announced the recent delivery and integration of an Agile Manufacturing Robot (AMR) from Wilder Systems to the M600/SLS production line. This AMR is the result of a collaborative effort between Piper Aircraft and Wilder Systems in order to increase safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the…
VERO BEACH, FL. October 17, 2022 – Today, Piper Aircraft announces it has implemented the latest evolution of Garmin software at NBAA-BACE in Orlando, FL. Piper Aircraft is committed to providing innovative safety enhancing technologies throughout its fleet. Previously, Piper Aircraft was first to market with Garmin’s Collier award-winning Autoland technology, a standard feature included…
OSHKOSH, WI. July 27, 2022 – Piper Aircraft announced today the expansion of their Brand Ambassador program to include the L3Harris Flight Academy in Sanford, Florida. The L3Harris Flight Academy is Piper Aircraft’s first nondegree-seeking ambassador partner school and their first flight school in the southeastern United States. Piper Brand Ambassadors leverage their social media…
OSHKOSH, WI., JULY 25, 2022 – Piper Aircraft has announced that the a M600 Minimum Equipment List (MEL) has gained FAA approval. This is a significant milestone for the aircraft, as this now qualifies the venerable M600 to be operated under FAA part 135 charter operations. Since its first delivery in 2016, the Piper M600…
VERO BEACH, Fla., July 25, 2022 – Piper Aircraft announced today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 that it has partnered with CAE to develop a conversion kit via a Supplemental Type Certificate for in-service Piper Archer® (PA-28-181) aircraft, enabling the two companies to bring an electric variant option of the iconic aircraft to market. CAE…
VERO BEACH, FL. June 9, 2022 – On May 5, 2022 Piper Aircraft hosted students from both the Vero Beach and Sebastian River High Schools for a tour and exploratory visit of the Piper Aircraft worldwide headquarters in Vero Beach, FL. Following the visit, Piper Aircraft coordinated interviews of the recent high school graduates and…
VERO BEACH, FL. April 6, 2022 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the selection of two new brand ambassadors at the University of North Dakota. The new Piper brand ambassadors will replace recently graduated seniors, Carly Shukiar and Mike Trost. The brand ambassador program is a collaborative initiative between Piper Aircraft and its flight school…
