The Piaggio P.180 Avanti II is a unique hybrid turboprop/jet aircraft, renowned for its impressive speed, fuel efficiency, and distinctive aerodynamic design even decades after its introduction. It ...

On a recent sunny spring day in Los Angeles, I flew aboard one of the industry’s most innovative new aircraft, the P.180 Avanti II from Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero, departing from Elite Aviation ...

Piaggio handed over its first P.180 Avanti II to a customer late last month. The aircraft, S/N 105, was delivered to a Swiss customer, who will operate the twin pusher-prop for corporate and private ...

Piaggio Aero obtained China Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) approval for its P.180 Avanti and Avanti II aircraft. The approval, which culminates a process that began in 2010, clears the Avanti/Avanti ...

Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. was founded in 1998, when a consortium led by Piero Ferrari (of the famous automotive family and current Vice President of Ferrari S.p.A.) acquired the aeronautical and ...

Piaggio Aero Industries yesterday sold a Piaggio P.180 Avanti II to an undisclosed French customer. Hydrogen fuel cells, electric motors, and a blown-wing architecture make this a unique design.

Piaggio survived bankruptcy after investing heavily in its P180 Avanti. Now its faith in the visionary pusher turboprop business aircraft looks set to pay off When the Piaggio Avanti was first ...

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon Hydrogen fuel cells, electric motors, and a ...

27 June 2007 Saraya Private Aviation, a subsidiary of Saraya Holdings Ltd, and Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show the agreement to provide "Saraya Private Aviation" ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Constant Aviation, LLC, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility, has been selected by Piaggio Aero to become an Authorized Service Center at their Birmingham (BHM) ...

Dubbed the P.1HH HammerHead, this UAV is the result of a collaboration between Piaggio Aero and Selex ES based on the P-180 Avanti II, a twin-engine turboprop. The Avanti II is primarily utilized as a ...

In attempting to understand the Piaggio P.180 Avanti II, you need to begin by forgetting everything you thought you knew about turboprop-powered airplanes. The idea behind the Avanti has always been ...