Piper Aircraft

Piper names AviatorPro as its exclusive ground school provider, integrating digital training across its Flight School Alliance.

The new museum addition will increase aircraft display capacity and expand education programs.

A brief history of Piper’s ambitious bid to build a single-engine jet.

Diesel-powered Piper Seminole DX twin enters domestic training market.

Piper Aircraft announced on Thursday that its deliveries and revenue are up across the board for the second quarter (Q2) of 2023. The company saw a 14 percent increase in aircraft shipments, delivering nine more the same time period last year, and a 19 percent rise in revenue for the quarter, an increase of over […]

Piper Aircraft announced today at AERO 2023 that all of its PA-46-based, single-engine turbine-powered aircraft are now able to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Use of the fuel was approved by the FAA under Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NE-11-56R4, which states that all jet fuel that meets the requirements of ASTM International Standard D7566 […]

Piper Aircraft announced at Sun ‘n Fun 2023 that it has received an order for a trainer fleet from North Carolina-based flight school Blue Line Aviation. The purchase agreement covers a firm commitment for 55 aircraft and options for an additional 60. Deliveries are expected to begin later this year. “Expanding our fleet partnership to […]

After more than two years, Piper Aircraft has officially resumed tours of the manufacturing facilities at its headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida. The company postponed public tours in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Piper has been building aircraft at Vero Beach since the late 1950s and currently produces nine models at the location including […]

Piper Aircraft has integrated an Agile Manufacturing Robot (AMR) from Wilder Systems into its M600/SLS production line. In partnership with Wilder, Piper has been working on the AMR project since August 2022. To date, the unit has gone through factory calibration and testing with full production handoff expected by the end of the month. “Investing […]

Piper Aircraft has announced that its M600/SLS single-engine turboprop has received FAA approval to operate from unpaved fields. According to the company, model year 2022 M600/SLS aircraft beginning with serial number 198 are factory provisioned to operate on unpaved fields with the addition of a pilot’s operating handbook (POH) supplement. For 2016-2021 M600s equipped with […]