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By: - 13th January 2011 at 17:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Very diplomatic, would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall at some of those business meetings! :D
By: - 14th January 2011 at 10:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
GINFO says there are only four PiperSports registered in the UK. Going to be a rare beast!
Regards
By: - 16th January 2011 at 11:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Piper’s core philosophy is to execute leading aircraft programs where the company offers the most value to customers"
Nothing to do with profit margins then???? :rolleyes:
Sounds like good news for Cessna Skycatcher distributors.....
By: - 16th January 2011 at 18:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Interesting video clip of a flight test here.
http://www.ratedesi.com/video/v/rv8TUWpbJx8/AVweb's-Piper-Sport-Flight-Trial
By: - 7th February 2011 at 13:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hello everybody!
Not exactly about the abandonment of the PiperSport, but close:
In Air Britain's photo database the following strange bird can be found:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1141356/
The plane looks like a Sport Cruiser (or PiperSport), but is called "AERO Experimental Diamand DA20".
Question: What's the matter with this machine? Is the above designation a kind of camouflage name?? I couldn't find any clues on the net...
Any info is appreciated.
Thomas
By: - 8th February 2011 at 19:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Mis-labelled for sure :)
By: - 9th February 2011 at 07:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
@BlueRobin: I don't think so, see
http://www.airport-data.com/manuf/Aero_Experimental_Llc.html
Thomas
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By: Propstrike - 12th January 2011 at 22:00
Announced today.
Piper Aircraft-
''PIPER TO TERMINATE PIPERSPORT DISTRIBUTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
Vero Beach, Fla., Jan. 12, 2011 – Piper Aircraft Inc. will terminate its business relationship with Czech Republic-based Czech Sport Aircraft to market that company’s Light Sport Aircraft, citing differences in business philosophies.
“After a year working with Czech Sport Aircraft, Piper determined that it is in our company’s best long-term interests to discontinue the business relationship which distributed a Light Sport Aircraft manufactured by the Czech company and distributed under Piper’s brand by a separate distributor network,” said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. “Clearly, the company has a different business perspective and approach to the market than Czech Sport Aircraft,” he added.
Piper had created a stand-alone distributor network specifically to market the aircraft manufactured and supported by Czech Sport Aircraft and branded as the PiperSport. As the company built that distributor network, it became clear that Piper’s core strengths and that of Czech Sport Aircraft were mismatched.
“We at Piper have a close affinity with this emerging segment of the marketplace and we have great expectations for the LSA industry. The LSA we were distributing is a good one and we encourage aviation enthusiasts to continue their support of this segment of the market,” Berger added.
“We certainly understand the implications of this development in the Light Sport Aircraft segment and do not take this action carelessly,” he said. Piper’s core philosophy is to execute leading aircraft programs where the company offers the most value to customers. An example of this is Piper’s sustaining commitment to the PiperJet Altaire business jet program and the improvements the company is making to the global dealer and support infrastructure.
“As we have reiterated, Piper is committed to the company’s line of efficient and reliable personal, training and business aircraft. We also continue to support and strengthen an extraordinary global network of Piper dealers and agents dedicated to marketing and supporting these great Piper aircraft for the long-term,” he said.''