A Vision
Aria Aerospace was built out of necessity, and exists today because of an unquenchable desire for excellence. This translates to an ever-accelerating drive to design and produce
"the greatest aerospace components in the world."
-Andrew Chapin. Founder of Aria
The Founder
Andrew Chapin wakes up every morning to a single thought: "In what way will I improve something about the world today?"
Pursuing mechanical engineering with a relentless passion for business, Andrew Chapin holds without doubt that the world of the future will be built upon what we can accomplish today.
An Inspiration
Shortly after turning 16, Andrew Chapin toured the Icon Aircraft production with a close friend who was there purchasing his first plane. He immediately fell in love with the precise and beautiful manufacture of the high-end sports planes. It was "a perfect display of mating engineering and art in a playful business."
Birthing Aria
Shortly after purchase, the new Icon owner encountered a startling awakening. Waterlanding on a cold Northern morning caused a blinding level of fog to envelop the cabin and caused a near miss with a mountain on his way out of the secluded lake. After hearing this, Chapin developed the first Aria product, the Aria Defrost Kit.
Shooting for the Stars
The next chapter in the intertwined destiny of Aria and Andrew Chapin is still being written. The latest mass market release for Aria Aerospace is the Cirrus Starlink, allowing pilots to be consistently connected to the world which they survey.