European Flight Schools Opt For C-172s

ANN has learned Cessna has made a deal with four European flight schools. Each is upgrading its training fleet with new Cessna 172 Skyhawks.

The Romanian Aviation Academy in Bucharest added four Cessna 172 Skyhawks to their existing Skyhawk fleet of four aircraft.
  
Aeroclub Milano in Italy, which already owns and operates two 172s, ordered two additional G1000 equipped 172s.

Euro Flyers in Spain is replacing 14 aircraft used for initial and instrument training with new Skyhawks. The first two aircraft will arrive by year end while the additional 12 are being delivered in 2007.

VHM Flight School in Germany has added two G1000 equipped Skyhawks to begin replacing their existing fleet. VHM plans to purchase another four aircraft.

"This proves, once again, the Cessna 172 is the training aircraft of choice," European Regional Sales Manager Pana Poulios said. "The Skyhawk combines safe and economical operation with the best avionics on the market. It is equipped with the new Garmin G1000 glass cockpit, which increases the pilot’s situational awareness. The advanced technology and interface of the G1000 helps ease the transition for those who will go on to fly commercial jets, private jets or military aircraft, making 172s the ideal airplanes for flight schools around the world."

The ubiquitous C-172 is perhaps the most recognizable aircraft in the world. The aircraft is capable of operating from unimproved surfaces and has seen service around the globe. With more than 35,000 copies built by Cessna, many consider it to be the most successful single-engine piston aircraft in history.

With more than 187,000 airplanes produced in its nearly 80-year history, Cessna claims the title of the world’s largest producer of single engine piston aircraft and business jets.

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