Piper Receives Approval of M500 from JCAB Japan

Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has awarded type certification to the company for the M500. This marks the first time that a Piper Type Certificate has been fully validated in Japan.

“M500 validation is excellent news for Piper and our prospective customers in Japan,” said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott. “We are excited to serve this new market. From a mission standpoint, the M500 is the perfect aircraft to address the unique transportation needs of Japan, given its geographic orientation and surrounding islands.”

With Japan’s increasing demand for air services, and in light of this certification approval, M500 deliveries are expected to increase to accommodate the expanding Japanese market.

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Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.