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ATP Flight School Begins Taking Delivery of Over 30 Aircraft in 2026
ATP Flight School begins taking delivery of its 2026 aircraft orders from Piper Aircraft and Textron Aviation, with more than 30 new planes scheduled to join the fleet this year. The first being a multi-engine, Garmin G1000 NXi-equipped Piper Seminole delivered in January.
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