NAC, through its wholly owned subsidiary 43 Air School, is the largest Piper fleet operator in Africa. As a result of this longstanding relationship with Piper, NAC is delighted to announce their recent appointment as Authorised Distributor for Piper Aircraft as from 01 February 2011.
The Piper brand will return to its natural home at NAC’s Wonderboom, Pretoria facility where Chris Briers and his team are at the helm of the marketing and sales effort. In addition, Attie Niemann and his team at 43 Air School will sell Piper products through their growing Sales division in Port Alfred.
As part of the new commitment, the 43 Air School fleet will soon be supplemented with four brand new Piper Warrior aircraft, equipped with the latest state of the art Garmin glass cockpits. "This is in response to a demand from our growing international customer base to provide glass cockpit training and we are delighted with this solution," says Attie Niemann, CEO of 43 Air School.
NAC will also work alongside the well established PLACO, who will continue to market these fine aircraft through NAC as an appointed representative. Both PLACO and NAC wish to foster, nurture and develop relationships with current and future customers, and in so doing, understand the need to assist each other in the marketing and sales efforts of Piper Aircraft.
Piper Aircraft Incorporated, headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida, is the only general aviation manufacturer to build and offer aircraft for every general aviation mission, from trainers and high-performance aircraft for personal and business use, to turbine-powered business aircraft and the Altaire personal jet built by Piper. Piper’s rich legacy is born of 71 years of unparalleled history, with hundreds of thousands of aircraft brought to market and more than 160 models certified. Approximately 90,000 of these aircraft are still flying and being serviced and supported on every continent by Piper’s 65 service centers, 40 dealers and 2,500 field personnel.
Says JP Fourie, NAC’s Executive Director: Aircraft Sales and Jeff Earle, Managing Director of PLACO, “Piper Aircraft offers a complete line of the highest quality aircraft for everyone - from new pilots to adventure-seekers to serious business travelers, helping realize the flying dreams of any pilot. NAC offers customers a depth and breadth of aviation expertise, underpinned by reliability, maintainability, endurance and state-of-the-art technology. This will usher in a new era for Piper owners and enthusiasts of unparalleled product support, enhanced by NAC and 43 Air School's broad footprint and supported by PLACO's excellent knowledge of the Piper market.”
