Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in Plane & Pilot.
Ron Gunnarson, Piper Aircraft vice president of sales and marketing, said his company has continued to grow in a “pull market.”
Piper Aircraft Announces New Parts Manufacturing at Oshkosh
Piper reports growth in a ‘pull’ market and announces expanding its Global Flight School Alliance and a new industrial manufacturing enterprise.
Key Takeaways:
- Piper Aircraft reports strong market growth, projecting 270 deliveries in 2023 after a 14% increase in 2022, and is establishing Piper Industrial Manufacturing Co. (PIMCO) to leverage $30 million in facility upgrades.
- The company is enhancing its M600 aircraft with the latest Garmin G3000 capabilities and will be the first to implement full Garmin PlaneSync technology for remote aircraft management.
- Garmin PlaneSync will offer features like remote access, automatic flight/engine data logging to the cloud, and remote aircraft status checks, with free kits available for newer M600s.
- Piper's Global Flight School Alliance is expanding, including significant new fleet orders of 47 training aircraft from customers in India for 2024-2025.
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