Piper Aircraft will wrap up a year of celebrations for the Cub’s 75th anniversary at a fly-in at the factory in Vero Beach, Florida, the weekend of Nov. 9-11. The weekend will feature a welcome reception, vendor exhibits, an aircraft static display, facility tours, a History of Piper Aircraft presentation, and a pancake breakfast. For more information: Fly-In@piper.com or 772-299-2141.
Piper shows off Meridian at Ferrari gathering
October 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
While much of the general aviation world is in Palm Springs, Calif., this weekend for the AOPA Aviation Summit, some folks from Piper Aircraft are there for a different reason — they are showing off a Piper Meridian at the Ferrari Club of America‘s annual meeting.
FAA issues two Piper ADs
September 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
The FAA published two airworthiness directives this week that affect the Piper general aviation fleet. According to a report at AVweb.com, a final rule published on Monday affects 3,100 Piper Comanches, requiring inspections of the stabilator horn assembly, at a cost of about $1,000 per airplane. If the assembly needs to be replaced, it would cost another $1,600. Failure of the stabilator horn could lead to a loss of pitch control in flight, the FAA said. A proposed rule published on Tuesday affects about 1,000 Piper twins, which supersedes an existing AD that requires repetitive inspections of the exhaust system.
Piper launches Seneca V demo tour
July 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last week’s AirVenture was the launch site for a multi-state demonstration tour for the Piper Seneca V, a twin-engine turbocharged aircraft.
Piper’s deliveries, revenues continue to rise
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
OSHKOSH — Piper Aircraft continued to increase new aircraft deliveries and grow revenues during the first half of 2012, sustaining an upward performance trajectory for the past two and a half years, company officials noted at last week’s AirVenture.
Piper parties on 75th birthday
June 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
Piper Aircraft Inc. will celebrate the company’s and the Piper Cub’s 75th anniversary during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, July 23-29.
Centurion certified for Piper PA28
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The 155-hp Centurion 2.0s engine is now certified in Europe for retrofitting the Piper PA28.
Piper Seminoles get air conditioning upgrades
May 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Piper Aircraft is adding the Kelly Aerospace ThermaCool air conditioning system to new 2012 twin-engine Piper Seminoles as an option, and making the system available via retrofit for the Seminole fleet.
Piper reports European sales stronger than expected
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Piper Aircraft dealers in Europe have noted a sales trend toward new, more fuel-efficient business aircraft.
“We are seeing more buyers opt for new, more fuel-efficient aircraft as they downsize from twin-engine aircraft,” said Peter Winters, [Read more...]
Piper Aircraft starts 75th celebration at Sun ’n Fun
March 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
Piper Aircraft is kicking off a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary this week at Sun ’n Fun.
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