ATP announced it is purchasing 40 Cessna Skyhawks from Textron Aviation. [Courtesy: ATP]
Key Takeaways:
ATP Flight School is significantly expanding its fleet by purchasing 40 new Cessna Skyhawks from Textron Aviation, adding to their existing 200 Skyhawks.
This is ATP's second major order in the past 12 months, following an agreement for 55 Skyhawks in October.
The expansion supports ATP's ambitious goal of training 20,000 commercial pilots by 2030.
The Cessna Skyhawk (172) is a long-standing favorite for flight training due to its proven reliability and learner-friendly characteristics.
The fleet at ATP Flight School is about to get even larger. The multi-location airline training program is purchasing 40 Cessna Skyhawks from Textron Aviation, it announced.
According to the Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer, the aircraft, also known as 172s, will join ATP’s current complement of some 200 Skyhawks positioned across 82 training centers in the U.S.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
