Piper Aircraft Secures New Fleet Order From ATP Flight School

Deal includes three Archer TX and three Seminole airplanes, with options for 25 additional units for 2027 delivery.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

ATP Flight School relies heavily on Piper airplanes for its single-engine training. [Credit: ATP Flight School]

Key Takeaways:

Piper Aircraft and ATP Flight School finalized a firm order for six new training aircraft (three Archer TX and three Seminole) and options for an additional 25 aircraft by 2027.
This investment by ATP Flight School aims to enhance aircraft availability, maintain a 3-1 student-to-aircraft ratio, and reduce pilot training timelines by 25% for its Airline Career Pilot Program.

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Piper Aircraft and ATP Flight School will come home from EAA AirVenture with a firm fleet order for six new training aircraft, with options for 25 additional airplanes in 2027.

ATP, one of the world’s largest Piper training fleet operators, said during Monday’s formal announcement at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, it will take delivery of three new Piper Archer TX aircraft within 30 days, and three Piper Seminoles will follow in 2027.