Paragon Flight Plans Piper Aircraft Purchases in 2025
Last month the company took possession of its 10th Piper P100i, increasing its fleet to 34 aircraft.
Paragon Flight Punta Gorda location at dawn. [Courtesy: Paragon Flight Training]
Fort Meyers, Florida-based Paragon Flight Training will add to its fleet of Pipers in the coming year in order to meet growing demand, the company announced.
“Paragon Flight has benefitted from a multitude of positive business experiences in 2024 that have further bolstered our confidence in the decision to increase our fleet investments for 2025 and beyond,” said Chris Schoensee, Paragon Flight president and owner. “In 2022, we projected the purchase of 50 new Piper Pilot 100i’s by the end of 2027. We’re now planning on 70 Piper P100i aircraft in that same period. It is an exceptional training platform, and we consider it the gold standard in flight training. We have totally re-fleeted our aircraft inventory since 2022, a stretch goal for us that has now been realized.”
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Last month the company took possession of its 10th Piper P100i, increasing its fleet to 34 aircraft.
According to Schoensee, Paragon Flight's second Florida location at Punta Gorda’s PDG Air Center established in 2023 has done a lot for boosting pilot numbers, and the fleet has grown to meet the need, going from one aircraft to eight.
"The leadership team at the PGD Air Center has been phenomenal," said Schoensee. "They understand that a flight school is an introduction to the broader world of general aviation and ultimately helps to support and build up airports and the industry as a whole.”
The flight training company said it will soon complete a maintenance hangar at the Punta Gorda location that will bring in three new maintenance personnel.
More information on Paragon Flight Training can be found here.
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