The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. became a reality in the summer of 1995 when President/CEO Charles Suma, and a nucleus of employees took over the assets of the Piper Aircraft Corporation. There were fewer than 100 employees in that first year but they embarked on an exciting assignment.
The task was not an enviable one: Take on all the competitors and bring the Piper name back to the forefront of General Aviation. But this cadre of dedicated people was up to the challenges.
Engineers were challenged to create an aggressive research and development program to bring new, innovative aircraft to market. Customer service professionals from a variety of industries were tapped to create a system that provides the best service possible to every customer around the world. The organization embarked on a campaign to recruit the best distribution professionals around the globe. And the marketing and sales staff recommitted itself to making New Piper the leader not only in the owner-flown segment of the General Aviation market, but the leader when it comes to supplying the best training aircraft in the world, as well.
From this commitment, in the mid-1990s, has come a re-energized organization that has grown to employ more than 1,000 people at its Vero Beach, Florida, headquarters, and has succeeded in bringing the company back to center stage.

• Regional aircraft
• Single engine civilian aircraft