Wed, Feb 06, 2002
Arrows Next
Hot off a year that saw The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. have one of
its most-successful fleet sales increases ever, the company tells
us it is now set to deliver the first of seven Seminoles to Comair
Aviation Academy of Sanford (FL).
Comair Aviation Academy, which is owned by Delta Airlines,
originally placed this order last year with deliveries to commence
in September 2001. With the events that followed the September 11th
attacks, Comair requested that delivery be delayed until
first-quarter 2002. "Events over the past year have created more of
a sense of camaraderie than ever amongst members of the Aviation
community," says Dan Snell, Vice President, Customers at New Piper.
"It is essential that those of us in the manufacturing sector of
the industry support our flight school partners to the best of our
ability since it is these schools that are training the pilots who
will form the future of aviation," he added.
Comair Aviation Academy has been recognized for its training
facilities, incredible safety record, and commitment to
education.
"We are particularly pleased to forge this relationship with
Comair since, as a member of the Delta family, they have a very
large contribution to make to the future of both the Commercial and
General Aviation industries." said Snell, whose responsibilities
include Marketing and Sales and Customer Care.
New Piper's fortitude has paid off in that Comair has now
contracted the lease of one Arrow to be tested in their
flight-training program. At the end of the trial, negotiations are
expected to take place for the purchase of a fleet of Arrow
trainers. "Of course, our goal in the long run is to make Comair a
Full-Line New Piper operator by offering New Piper aircraft for all
their training needs," concluded Snell.
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