Piper Aircraft Inc. achieved double-digit growth in new aircraft revenue and new airplane deliveries for 2013 in a challenging global market for aircraft sales. The growth was led by increases in the sales of piston-powered training aircraft. Piper ended 2013 with a 13 percent increase in revenue from new aircraft sales of $168,776,759, compared to […]
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‘LAND, TOUCH AND GO’ – ORLANDO AIRPORT FIRST TO OFFER FAST-TRACK CLEARANCE
Orlando International Airport is the first to offer international travelers from visa waiver countries the option to ‘land, touch and go’, using SITA’s Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks to self-process for faster US border clearance. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) announced today that arriving passengers from 37 visa waiver countries can now enjoy quick […]
Bell Helicopter Showcases Bell 206L4 at Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), showcased a Bell 206L4 aboard a superyacht with exclusive access for attendees at the 54th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, held October 31 to November 4. “The Fort Lauderdale Boat Show offers a unique opportunity for us to meet with our current and potential customers in […]
Piper Appoints Veteran Industry Executive Drew McEwen to Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed General Aviation industry veteran, Drew McEwen, to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he will lead global sales and marketing for the Company. He will continue to report to President and CEO Simon Caldecott and serve on the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. "Drew’s leadership of Piper’s global […]
Piper Delivers 8 Archer TX Trainers to Florida Institute of Technology
Piper Aircraft Inc. today delivered eight single-engine Piper Archer TX training airplanes, equipped with the latest Garmin G1000 avionics, to Florida Institute of Technology. "We are pleased that Florida Institute of Technology is our launch customer for the Piper Career Alliance, and today we are doubly gratified to hand over the keys of the first […]
STARR Aviation Joins Think Global Flight To Promote Education Worldwide
Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, recently joined the ranks of Jeppesen, Garmin, Cirrus Aircraft, Guidance Aviation, and many other aviation leaders in support of Think Global Flight ( www.thinkglobalflight.org ), the worldwide effort to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education (S.T.E.M.) to elementary school children across the globe. Star Aviation specializes […]
Siemens completes baggage handling system contract at Miami International Airport
Siemens Industry, Inc.’s Mobility and Logistics Division and the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department (MDAD) announced the completion of the Siemens contract for Miami International Airport’s new, fully automated baggage handling system (BHS). The North Terminal Development (NTD) Program’s new integrated baggage handling and explosion detection system is the largest conventional baggage system in the United States, […]
Piper Introduces 3 Display Garmin G1000 in Seneca V Models
Piper Aircraft Inc. is one of the first manufacturers to adopt the most recent G1000 software supporting a three display avionics suite as standard equipment in new Twin-Class Piper Seneca V aircraft models available in 2013. The announcement was made at Airshow 2013, the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition held Feb. 24-26. […]
Piper Names Jack Mill as V.P., Engineering
Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Jack Mill (shown at right), as Vice President of Engineering, reporting to President and CEO Simon Caldecott. Mill most recently had been leading the Piper Engineering team as VP in an interim role for several months. "Jack brings more than 30 years of aircraft design and engineering experience at Piper […]
Piper Achieves Higher Revenue, Deliveries in 2012
Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2012 with increased annual revenue from new aircraft sales of $148,968,967, up more than 13 percent from $131,263,539 in 2011. The revenue increase was a result of a 16 percent rise in new Piper deliveries to 158 aircraft in 2012 from 136 the previous year. "We stabilized the manufacturing and delivery […]
