Piaggio Aero at NBAA 2006
Orlando, 17/10/2006
Piaggio Aero will display its P180 Avanti II at the National Business Aviation Association Conference (NBAA) that is going to take place in Orlando on October 17-19.(booth 276 and static display 10).
The NBAA is one of the world’s most important trade events in the field of business and general aviation and Piaggio Aero will attend the show, once again, with a major presence.
The Piaggio Aero booth (1644) will be marked by a display of a 1:1 scale mock-up of the Avanti II th...
Piaggio Sets New Speed Record
Orlando, 15/10/2006
Orlando, Fla. (October 15, 2006) - Piaggio flew into the record books again today with its new P.180 Avanti II aircraft setting another new speed record, this time from Denver to Orlando. The new speed record adds to a list that began in 2000, the year the company opened its North American facility.
The Piaggio P.180 Avanti and P.180 Avanti II currently hold 17 speed records.
Piaggio America Chief Pilot Arthur St. Clair was the lead pilot for this newest speed reco...
Piaggio Aero Industries : Alliance with Pratt & Whitney Canada in regards to PW206 and PW207 engines for helicopter market
Rome, 13/10/2006
Rome, 13 October 2006: Piaggio Aero Industries has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to acquire 25% of the share capital of P&WC Turbo Engines Corp., which is in charge of the production of the PW206 – PW207 helicopter engines.
Through the newly-formed, 100% controlled company Piaggio Aero Engines Canada S.p.A., Piaggio Aero is entering into an alliance with one of the world’s most prominent manufacturers of aircraft engines, squarely hitting its...
Avantair continues to expand Avanti II fleet; five aircraft received from Piaggio Aero in past two months
Clearwater, 10/10/2006
Avantair, the exclusive provider of fractional aircraft shares in the Piaggio Aero Avanti P.180 aircraft, took delivery of 5 new p.180 Avanti II, delivered from Piaggio Aero since September.
Avantair’s fleet now comprises 29 aircraft.
The company, wich has on order 54 aircraft more, is going to operate a fleet of approximately 40 aircraft by the end of FY2007.
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New Piaggio P180 Avanti simulator has received FAA Level D qualification
West Palm Beach, 08/10/2006
A new Piaggio P180 Avanti full-flight simulator has received FAA Level D qualification and is going into service at FlightSafety International’s West Palm Beach, Fla., learning center.
The simulator and a comprehensive training program were developed in 14 months. FlightSafety is also working with Piaggio Aero, the fractory authorized training organization, to develop a new Avanti II flight simulator....