ATP Expands School Fleet With Cessna, Piper Aircraft

Flight trainer accepts 54th Cessna 172 Skyhawk delivery of 2025.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

A Cessna Skyhawk delivered to ATP. [Photo: ATP]

Key Takeaways:

ATP Flight School is aggressively expanding its aircraft fleet, having added 54 Cessna Skyhawks in 2025 and planning for over 135 more Skyhawks through 2027, alongside 7 Piper Seminoles for multiengine training.
This continuous investment aims to grow their nationwide fleet from 663 to over 700 modern aircraft by 2027, all equipped with advanced avionics like the Garmin G1000.
The expansion supports ATP's mission to provide a reliable and advanced training environment for students pursuing airline careers, reinforcing its leadership in pilot training.

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One of the challenges of running a flight training business is having enough aircraft to manage the client load.

ATP Flight School continues to increase its fleet, adding Cessna and Piper aircraft to facilitate the training of pilots for careers at airlines. The school has taken delivery of its 54th Cessna Skyhawk for 2025. That brings ATP’s nationwide fleet up to a total of 663 aircraft, of which 327 are Cessnas. School officials added that the school has an order for more than 135 Skyhawks through 2027.