AVALON – Tecnam announced today the delivery of a twin engine P2006T MkII aircraft to SOAR Aviation of Melbourne, Australia. The hand-over to be during Avalon 2019, with the keys presented by Tecnam Global Sales and Marketing Director Walter Da Costa to Neel Khokhani, CEO of Soar Aviation.
This new P2006T MkII, equipped with latest glass avionic Garmin G1000 Nxi will join the existing fleet of 12 Tecnam P2008 and another P2006T MkI. This will allow Soar to offer the state of art of aviation training, from ab-initio to complex multi-engine IFR training.
The Tecnam P2006T Twin has established itself as the aircraft of choice for not only the world’s most reputable Flight Training Organizations but for private owners alike.
With more than 280 P2006T’s now in service worldwide, The P2006T consistently comes out on top following the most stringent of competitor fly-off evaluations. Not just from Flight Schools but Tecnam has partnered with NASA, a number of Air Forces and other niche operators who now fly specialist special mission versions of the Twin such as the P2006T SMP.
Tecnam, an Italian manufacturer, operating an aviation business since 1948, is among the top three world manufacturers. With more than 180 aircraft produced per year, Tecnam is recognized as favourite choice especially among flight school for the broad range of fleet aircraft including 2 to 11 seaters, high and low wing, VFR and full IFR.
Founded six years ago by Neel Khokhani when he was just 22, SOAR Aviation is now Australia’s largest private flying school with with over 500 students studying towards their Diploma of Aviation Commercial pilots license, under a partnership agreement with Box Hill Institute.
Walter Da Costa Tecnam Global Sales and Marketing Director: “We are so proud to have SOAR demonstrating their positive confidence toward Tecnam. For us this is the proof that Tecnam are able to offer a real “one fleet solution”, this is our strategy. Also being in Australia and New Zealand with our subsidiary Tecnam PTY LTD, led by Bruce Stark, allow us to be closer to our customer and to satisfy them with the highest quality standards and spares support”
Neel Khokhani, SOAR Aviation, said: “Adding another P2006T equipped with the Garmin G1000 Nxi was a natural step to increasing our ability to offer advanced commercial licence training.”
About SOAR Aviation
Soar Aviation is a global pilot training and resourcing company, specialising in end-to-end service and producing extraordinary pilots. A pioneer in the region, Soar Aviation provide a wide range of aviation services from trainee pilot selection, training and airline placement, to the more advanced selection, training and provisioning requirements for experienced pilots, instructors and examiners.Soar Aviation works with students from a wide range of backgrounds, all with a commitment to excellence, providing full-time and part-time commercial pilot career programs for both individual and airline customers.Over the past five years, Soar has built up to a team of over 100 employees, including over 67 instructors and a cutting-edge, modern fleet of more than forty-height planes. Soar’s commitment to innovation, efficiency and excellence has led to rapid expansion as Australia’s fastest growing flight school, with training centres at Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne and Bankstown Airport, Sydney & Bendigo Airport.
