Order for fourteen new P-Mentor

Brussels, Belgium – Tecnam together with their local dealer Oriens Aviation, and Aeros today announced at Pilot Expo Brussels the purchase agreement for fourteen (14) Tecnam P-Mentor IFR single engine two-seater aircraft. The first six (6) aircraft will be delivered during 2025. These new aircraft will be used for ab-initio and modular training for both PPL (Private Pilot Licence) and MPL (Multi Pilot Licence) courses. One of the reasons for this choice, apart from the excellent fuel consumption, is the excellent safety record and the lowest CO2 emissions, making the P-Mentor the aircraft of choice for students and flight schools.

The P-Mentor is a two-seat single engine piston aircraft fully IFR – is compliant with the latest CS-23 EASA & FAA requirements, allowing PBN/RNAV/AFCS capabilities. The modern flight school have today one platform to train students from their first flight up to CPL- IR, including Variable Pitch Propeller, Simulated Retractable Landing Gear and UPRT.

The P-Mentor is designed to offer the best human machine interface resulting in the most effective VFR/IFR training while the generous fuel tank allows Flight Schools to fly all day long without refueling, no interruption is equal to improve operational value. Lowest cost of maintenance, lowest fuel consumption, and the greatest value for money, make this aircraft a unique profit opportunity for any Flight School.

More info on the P-Mentor:
https://www.tecnam.com/aircraft/pmentor

Nick Dunn, CEO at AEROS, said: “ We set up a steering group of five senior engineers, managers and instructors to evaluate the three leading two-seater trainers currently available in the market. Tecnam came out on top in terms of quality, cost and after sales service.”

“We are very pleased that after much research Aeros has chosen the Tecnam P-Mentor as the training platform to conduct flight training. This decision underscores their commitment to providing student pilots with the most advanced, safe, and efficient training aircraft available today. As the global leader in flight training solutions,  and together with the Oriens Aviation,  Tecnam Dealer for the UK and Ireland, we look forward to working together with Aeros to ensure that it is a great success.” Said Pasquale De Rosa, Tecnam’s Sales Manager Europe.

Tecnam Green Fleet.  Tradition, innovation and vision. These factors are taking Tecnam to new horizons. Based on recent data and industry benchmarks, Tecnam offers the greenest training fleet in the world. Flight schools using Tecnam’s single and twin engine fleet can save up to 10 tonnes of CO₂ emissions for each student who completes a Commercial Pilot Licence – a 60% reduction compared to a fleet using 100LL fuel across 155 flight hours, including 30 hours in a twin (www.Tecnam.com/soar-greener).

About Aeros
Aeros ATO was founded in 1986 and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026. The academy has 600 students at four bases in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
https://www.aeros.co.uk/

Oriens will be retailing the entire Tecnam fleet including the P2012 Traveller series.

CAPUA. TECNAM^® is proud to announce their partnership with Oriens Aviation to market the whole Tecnam fleet and its ultimate twin-engine Tecnam P2012 series for the sales territories in the British Isles.

Based at London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB), the company offers a full range of services to private aircraft owners and operators, including aircraft sales, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, warranty work, aircraft management, AOC advisory, pilot training, operations and handling for its customers. The privately owned company holds the EASA Part 145 approval, alongside its national UK CAA 145 and FAA Service Station approvals.

Oriens Aviation will be responsible for the entire Tecnam fleet sales and service for the British Isles including the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

For more than 70 years, Tecnam has been committed to serving the General Aviation community. From the latest generation of the Tecnam P92 to the best-selling P2002 and the P2006T Twin, Tecnam’s aircraft are firmly established as the aircraft of choice for General Aviation’s customers and operators. Using metal and composite with a mixed advanced technology, Tecnam developed the P2008 two-seater and then the four-seater single-engine P2010 Twenty Ten, now also available with Diesel-powered engine. Tecnam is one of the few manufacturers able to offer such a wide choice for the General Aviation market.

With a large choice of power plants (Continental, Lycoming, Rotax), including Diesel, all aircraft are equipped with the most modern avionics by Garmin.

With the TECNAM P2012 Oriens Aviation will benefit from the unique specifications of the aircraft, widening and enriching its offer to potential customers in the region. Comfortably accommodating nine passengers with one or two crew members, the Traveller is a new-generation, piston-powered, twin-engine, high-wing, fixed-landing-gear aircraft. The P2012 series offers also Special Mission, full cargo, Combi and Air Ambulance configurations.

A first P2012 Traveller with an airline configuration, a single-engine four-seater P2010 TDI, and a two-seater P2008JC will be heading to London in the upcoming weeks as demonstrator aircraft for the British territories.

“Oriens Aviation is delighted to be appointed the exclusive Tecnam distributor for the British Isles”, said Edwin Brenninkmeyer, the CEO. “We are at the dawn of a new era of aviation with the need to seek alternative, greener and more sustainable forms of flight, where evolution will be driven from the light end of the market. Tecnam uses its strong foundation of 73 years’ designing and building aircraft as a springboard for a highly innovative and forward-thinking approach that will give them an edge. We greatly value the opportunity to introduce new people to the joys of aviation through Tecnam and thereby build a strong pipeline of customers for the complete Oriens Aviation offering in the British Isles market.”

Paolo Pascale Langer, TECNAM CEO, says: “We are very pleased to have Oriens Aviation join the Tecnam family. At Tecnam, we feel strongly that the dealership sales and service model provides the highest level of local and personal service to British customers. We are confident that Tecnam customers and operators in the British Isles will be well served by Oriens Aviation to the highest standards that they deserve”

For further details on the extensive range of Tecnam aircraft, please visit www.tecnam.com or contact Walter Da Costa, Tecnam Sales and Marketing, tel +34 616 481143, w.dacosta@tecnamspain.es

About ORIENS AVIATION

Oriens Aviation is a major provider of business and personal aviation services based at London Biggin Hill Airport, UK. It offers a full range of services to private aircraft owners and operators, including aircraft sales, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, warranty work, aircraft management, AOC advisory, pilot training, operations and handling for its customers.

The Company was founded by Edwin Brenninkmeyer, an experienced aircraft owner, pilot and entrepreneur. The team at Oriens Aviation shares his passion for aviation, excellence and endeavour to exceed customer expectations. A personalised service with reliability, professionalism and earning trust through the highest standards of integrity are the core values at Oriens Aviation.

Oriens Aviation’s mission is to make aircraft ownership hassle-free.

www.oriensaviation.com