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 significantly expanding its aircraft fleet to manage client load and train pilots for airline careers.
The school has added 54 new Cessna Skyhawks in 2025, bringing its total nationwide fleet to 663 aircraft, with plans to surpass 700 by 2027 through ongoing orders for Skyhawks and Piper Seminoles.
This investment provides students with a young, advanced training fleet, equipped with Garmin G1000 avionics, reinforcing ATP's commitment to safety and its role as a leading airline career pilot program.

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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.