Purdue Aviation, TECNAM combine resources to bring sales, flight training to Purdue Research Park Aerospace District
John Mott (Associate Head, School of Aviation & Transportation Technology, Purdue University) Robin Shepard (CFO, Landair ) Robert Van de Vuurst (Partner, Baker Donelson Law Firm / Board of Directors, Purdue Aviation, LLC) Walter Da Costa, Global Sales and Marketing, TECNAM Jeff Pittard (President, Purdue Aviation, LLC (FBO)) Giovanni Pascale, COO, TECNAM Scott Niswonger (Chairman, Landair / Board of Directors, Purdue Aviation, LLC) Shannon Yeager, Director of Sales, TECNAM US Inc. Dr. Gary Bertoline (Dean, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and CAPUA, Italy – Purdue Aviation LLC, Purdue Research Foundation and TECNAM US Inc. announce a partnership that will support a U.S.-based sales, maintenance and training center in the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana.
“There is a tremendous challenge of pilot scarcity in U.S. aviation. One of our most important endeavors is to train and certify future pilots in an industry that is ever-changing and growing with new technologies and systems,” said
Scott Niswonger, a Purdue distinguished alumnus, principal owner of Landair Corp., chairman emeritus of Forward Air and chairman of the Purdue Aviation LLC Board of Directors. “Together Purdue University, Purdue Aviation, Purdue Research Foundation and TECNAM have laid a strong foundation to provide future and current pilots with the necessary equipment and technology to help them achieve their goals and further advance air travel around the globe.”
The agreement includes a sales center focused on TECNAM’s certified aircraft fleet including the TECNAM twin engines P2006T, the single four-seats P2010, flight school integration, flight training and maintenance services.
The TECNAM P2006T is a twin-engine certified technologically advanced aircraft with fully retractable landing gear and engines that can run very economically on a total of 10 gallons an hour of unleaded fuel as well as 100LL.
The state of the art TECNAM P2010 is now the most advanced and modern single engine trainer aircraft in the marketplace. This is a single-engine four-seat aircraft with composite fuselage, powered by a Lycoming IO-360-M1A and Garmin avionics.
“We are delighted to begin this partnership with TECNAM,” said Dan Hasler, president of the Purdue Research Foundation. “We believe the TECNAM product line to be a game changer in the aviation industry, and we anticipate that this agreement will lead to other opportunities for future collaborations between TECNAM and the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District.”
The 980-acre Purdue Research Park Aerospace District was established in 2015 near the Purdue University Airport. The park’s first partner is Rolls-Royce, which will house a research and development group in a 55,000-square-foot facility that is slated to open in the fall.
“Purdue has a rich history in aviation and strong capabilities in aeronautics, engineering, flight training and technology. Coupled with exceptional airport facilities, Purdue is a great place for us to supply and service the U.S. market,” said Paolo Pascale, CEO of TECNAM. “We are impressed with Purdue’s aerospace district and the future possibilities in research, development and manufacturing.”
“TECNAM, like Purdue, has a long history in aviation,” said Jeff Pittard, president of Purdue Aviation. “The addition of TECNAM’s P2006T twin engine retractable gear plane is one we are proud to represent, service, lease and use for flight training.”
For more information on the Tecnam extensive range of aircraft, please visit www.tecnam.com or contact your local dealer or Shannon Yeager, Tecnam US Director of Sales, tel 863-655-2400, sales.usa@tecnam.com
For more information about Purdue Aviation call 765-743-9692 or click Purdue Aviation. To learn more about partnership and research collaboration opportunities at the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District, contact pemoses@prf.org or call 765-588-3462.
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About Purdue Aviation
Purdue Aviation, LLC, located at the Purdue University Airport, KLAF, in West Lafayette, Indiana offers premium flight support including hangar space, catering, ground transportation and is a certified aircraft maintenance center. As one of the premier flight training providers and affiliated with Purdue University, Purdue Aviation provides pilot license training, fuel sales, aircraft maintenance, aircraft rental and aircraft sales.
About TECNAM
Tecnam traces its roots back to the activities of the Italian brothers Luigi and Giovanni Pascale, who developed and produced innovative aircraft soon after the end of WWII (1948) and have continued ever since to create original models that gained worldwide recognition under the name Partenavia. Established in March 1986, Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM now operates in three production facilities. The Casoria facility is located adjacent to Naples Capodichino Airport. The Capua facility is located adjacent to the “Oreste Salomone” Airport. Recently a new facility was established in Sebring, Florida, USA to serve and support the needs of Tecnam North American based owners and operators.
About Purdue Research Park Aviation District
Purdue Research Park Aerospace District (download a brochure) is situated on the southwest corner of the internationally recognized Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The 980-acre aerospace district, under development by the Purdue Research Foundation, is a flagship for public and private aerospace research and development to advance aviation and aeronautics innovations. Plans for the aerospace district, which encompasses the Purdue University Airport, Purdue Aviation (formerly called Lafayette Aviation) and the Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, include opportunities for aerospace companies that wish to collaborate with Purdue to build research and development facilities. The site has already been named an Indiana Certified Technology Park by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
About Purdue Research Foundation
The Purdue Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation created to advance the mission of Purdue University. Established in 1930, the foundation accepts gifts; administers trusts; funds scholarships and grants; acquires property; and promotes entrepreneurial activities on behalf of Purdue. The foundation manages the Purdue Foundry, Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization, Purdue Research Park and Purdue Technology Centers. The foundation received the 2014 Incubator Network of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association for its work in entrepreneurship. For more information about funding and investment opportunities in startups based on a Purdue innovation, contact the Purdue Foundry at foundry@prf.org
Purdue Research Foundation contact:
Cynthia Sequin, 765-588-3340, casequin@prf.org
Tecnam Media contact:
Stefano Mavilio, +39 329 377 2455, s.mavilio@tecnam.com
Sources:
Dan Hasler, 765-588-3826, djhasler@prf.org
Paolo Pascale, info@tecnam.com
Jeff Pittard, 765-743-9692