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ATP expecting 25 low-wing trainers for 2021 delivery

April 21, 2021 By David Tulis
Editor's note: This article was updated April 22.

The first of the 25 Piper Archer TX aircraft to be delivered in 2021 to ATP Flight School was recently displayed at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.

ATP Flight School recently received the first of 25 new Piper Archer TX training aircraft expected to be added to the flight school fleet in 2021. Photo courtesy of ATP Flight School.
ATP Flight School recently received the first of 25 new Piper Archer TX training aircraft expected to be added to the flight school fleet in 2021. Photo courtesy of ATP Flight School.

Since the flight training company jointly announced a 100-aircraft order with Piper Aircraft Inc. in 2018, 55 Archers have been delivered. The base price of an Archer TX is $380,000.

An ATP representative said the new aircraft will primarily be placed at locations along the East Coast and will support training centers that are opening this year in Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Birmingham, Alabama; Memphis, Tennessee; and Lakeland.

By year-end, 80 Piper Archer TX models will have been delivered since 2018, upping the school’s overall Archer count to 180 aircraft.

To date, there are 155 Piper Archers in ATP's training fleet of 425 aircraft at 59 locations stretching from Florida to California. ATP expects the 2021 deliveries to bring its total aircraft on the flight line to 450 by December 31.

Despite an economic slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic, industry experts are confident public travel will pick up in the months ahead, leading to demand for more pilots, technicians, and aviation support personnel. Aviation companies have hired 477 ATP graduates in the past 18 months.

ATP Flight School ordered 100 Piper Archer TX training aircraft in 2018. Photo courtesy of ATP Flight School.
David Tulis
David Tulis
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Senior Photographer David Tulis joined AOPA in 2015 and is a private pilot with single-engine land and sea ratings and a tailwheel endorsement. He is also a certificated remote pilot and co-host of the award-wining AOPA Hangar Talk podcast. David enjoys vintage aircraft and photography.
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