Appoints 3 Exclusive Sales Reps, Support Specialists

Tecnam Aircraft has expanded its domestic footprint stateside, hoping to secure a greater portion of the general aviation market with its Italian-accented takes on traditional light aircraft.

The company has inked deals with 3 new sales appointees who will assume responsibility for specific regions, ensuring consistent before and after-purchase support for Tecnam owners and operators. 

Altisky, Volare Air, and Flightline Group have each carved out a small fiefdom for themselves, with Altisky taking the majority of the southeastern states; Volare, the midwest and Texas; and Flightline, the entirety of Florida. Each company will now offer the complete lineup of Tecnam aircraft - or "flight solutions" in corporate parlance, as well as full technical support. Tecnam's market share on the world piston aircraft stage outsizes its market penetration stateside, an issue they would like to rectify with their modernized, updated portfolio. 

Tecnam has covered most of the small aircraft bases, offering single, twin, and light sport aircraft up to their 11-seat commuter transport, the P2012 Traveller. Their high-wing P2010 recently achieved FAA certification for its TDI engine, allowing it to burn JetA1, diesel, and, once available, sustainable aviation fuel. Tecnam has high hopes for the model, seeing it as bringing out the best in a traditional, almost boring layout. The P2010 aims to combine consistent, controllable high-wing handling with the sporty DNA homeland's supercar industry. Whether it will be enough to contend head to head with the long-term stranglehold held by a certain long-lived, high-wing veteran aircraft, however, remains to be seen. It's aways good to have choices, and Tecnam wants American pilots to know they're in the mix. 

"The United States is a strategic market for Tecnam and we want our customers to be feeling our presence and our listening. Together we can shape the General Aviation in the upcoming years," said chief sales officer for Tecnam, Walter Da Costa.

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