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Piper Inks Massive Contracts for Training Airplanes

Piper has seen strong success with sales of its training airplanes, including the Archer TX. Piper Aircraft
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Key Takeaways:

  • Piper Aircraft announced contracts for several hundred Piper Archer TX training airplanes, significantly boosting its order book.
  • ATP Flight School committed to an additional 100 aircraft, expanding its fleet to over 400 Piper planes, alongside a reconfirmed order for 152 aircraft from a Chinese flight school.
  • These substantial orders have created a 550-unit backlog for training aircraft, leading to a tenfold increase in annual deliveries and significant employee growth for Piper.
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Piper Aircraft‘s president Simon Caldecott announced in a press conference at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo the company has inked contracts with multiple flight schools totaling several hundred Piper Archer TX training airplanes.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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