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:

ATP Flight School placed a firm order with Piper Aircraft for six new training aircraft (3 Archer TX, 3 Seminole), with options for 25 additional airplanes in 2027.
This fleet expansion aims to increase aircraft availability, enhance training safety, and reduce ATP's Airline Career Pilot Program timeline by 25 percent.
The new aircraft, comprising Piper Archer TX for single-engine and Piper Seminole for multi-engine training, reinforce the partnership between Piper and ATP in advancing flight training.

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Piper Aircraft and ATP Flight School will go 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.