Textron Aviation today announced an agreement with ATP Flight
School for the purchase of an additional 40 Cessna Skyhawk aircraft
to be delivered beginning in 2026. This addition to ATP's existing
fleet of nearly 225 Skyhawks, deployed across more than 85 training
centers nationwide, will provide students with access to a modern
and advanced fleet in support of their pilot career
aspirations.
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The Cessna Skyhawk is designed and manufactured by Textron
Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company.
This agreement marks the fourth fleet purchase, amounting to a
total of 135 of Cessna Skyhawks, for ATP's Airline Career Pilot
Program in just over a year, as the flight school scales to train
20,000 airline pilots by 2030.
"For over six decades, the legendary Cessna Skyhawk has inspired
the next generation of pilots and served as the world's leading
flight trainer," said Chris Crow, vice president, Piston Sales. "We
are delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with ATP
and provide their students access to the most produced
single-engine aircraft globally."
The Cessna Skyhawk is renowned as the go-to training aircraft in
the industry. Its steady flight dynamics, cutting-edge avionics and
reliable dispatch history have made it ATP's trusted training
platform for the past three decades.
"With already one of the youngest, most modern fleets at scale,
the firm orders for 135 Skyhawks are for direct fleet growth, not
replacement. Over the next three years, ATP will be expanding its
Cessna fleet by 60% and delivering over 40 new state-of-art planes
to ATP students each year through 2026," said Michael Arnold, vice
president of marketing, ATP Flight School. "ATP's fleet expansion
has been responsibly paired with an investment in its Florida-based
flight operations center. Dedicated safety, tech ops, and quality
assurance departments promote a high level of safety across the ATP
network with real-time monitoring, risk mitigation, and safety
trend analysis as they orchestrate 800 daily flights. This
structured airline-based approach to flight operations provides
students with a safety-focused environment from the onset of their
professional careers as they become airline pilots on the most
efficient path possible."
About the Cessna Skyhawk The Cessna Skyhawk is considered
the aircraft of choice for pilot training, and it is the most
popular single-engine aircraft in aviation history. Since the
aircraft first took flight in 1955, over 45,000 Cessna 172 aircraft
have been delivered to customers around the world — more than any
other aircraft in the industry. The single-engine four-seat,
high-wing Skyhawk is renowned for offering the best combination of
modern features, including the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics with
wireless connectivity, a standard angle-of-attack display system,
and proven dependability. The aircraft also features McCauley's
aluminum fixed pitch propeller, providing greater reliability and
operating time and a Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine with 180
horsepower.
About Textron Aviation We inspire the journey of flight.
For more than 95 years, Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc.
company, has empowered our collective talent across the Beechcraft,
Cessna and Hawker brands to design and deliver the best aviation
experience for our customers. With a range that includes everything
from business jets, turboprops, and high-performance pistons, to
special mission, military trainer and defense products, Textron
Aviation has the most versatile and comprehensive aviation product
portfolio in the world and a workforce that has produced more than
half of all general aviation aircraft worldwide. Customers in more
than 170 countries rely on our legendary performance, reliability
and versatility, along with our trusted global customer service
network, for affordable and flexible flight. For more information,
visit www.txtav.com| www.defense.txtav.com|
www.scorpionjet.com.
About Textron Inc. Textron Inc. is a multi-industry
company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense,
industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with
innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the
world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft,
Pipstrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat, Textron
Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For more information,
visit: www.textron.com
About ATP Flight School ATP is the nation's largest
flight school, providing students with the most efficient path to a
successful airline pilot career. For over 35 years, ATP has been
the leader in professional flight training and supplying pilots to
airlines. atpflightschool.com
About the Airline Career Pilot Program ATP's fast-track,
fixed-cost Airline Career Pilot Program takes students from zero
experience to commercial multi-engine pilots and flight instructors
(CFI, CFII, MEI) in seven months. Offered at 84 locations
nationwide, students gain the competitive edge with
airline-oriented training, nationally awarded flight instructors,
new aircraft, dedicated training and career support,
airline-sponsored tuition reimbursement, airline direct programs,
and access to 38 hiring partnerships. Airlines hire more Airline
Career Pilot Program graduates than from any other flight school.
atpflightschool.com/acpp
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statements which may project revenues or describe strategies,
goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; these statements
speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
These statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes
in aircraft delivery schedules or cancellations or deferrals of
orders.
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