The company announced, as part of its market expansion program, that it is currently seeking Russian Certification for its world renowned P.180 Avanti II aircraft and that they would begin sales deliveries in April/May 2011, upon completion of the aircraft’s certification.
Piaggio Aero also announced that they have reached agreement with Aviacharter to become a partner for the Sales and Marketing activities of the P180 Avanti II aircraft in Russia. Aviacharter is also the first Piaggio Aero customer in the Country having already signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to buy two P.180 Avanti II as soon as the aircraft’s Russian certification is attained.
Aviacharter Company was founded in 2002, and over the last 8 years has proved to be one of the most dynamically developing and stable companies in the industry and today is the biggest consolidator of charter flights and aviation activities in Moscow.
“We have evaluated the Russian market very carefully since we appeared at Jet Expo exhibition two years ago and we think that it’s now the right moment to enter into this important market for Business Aviation” said CEO of Piaggio Aero, Mr. Alberto Galassi. “We are delighted to be bringing our aircraft to this market and people will be surprised at what a great alternative it is to the other more established aircraft in Russia. Our aircraft, is a really unique and distinguished high technology product, made in Italy with great performance, unrivalled comfort and unmistakable style”.
“This is a great opportunity for our company to commence co-operation with a distinguished airframe manufacturer” said Aviacharter Director for P.180 Sales in Russia, Mr. Oleg Yastrebov. “We are looking forward to introducing this remarkable aircraft to corporate, VIP, rescue and special mission markets both in Russia and in several CIS states.”
The Piaggio Aero P180 Avanti II is the world’s fastest turboprop aircraft with an outstanding performance and specification for the Russian market. It has a maximum speed of 402kts /745kph and a range of just under 1500 nautical miles, and is well suited to both long and short distance trips and a wide variety of runways.
Its full stand up cabin, the biggest in its class of mid size jets and twin turboprops by far, provides an airy, comfortable and serene flight for its passengers aided by its low cabin noise and sea level pressurization. Besides its own unique and impressive capabilities, the Piaggio P180 Avanti II is also the only aircraft to proudly display the legendary "prancing horse" livery of the Scuderia Ferrari, due to it being the chosen business aircraft of the Ferrari Racing Team.
Piaggio Aero will be displaying the Piaggio P180 Avanti II aircraft at the JET EXPO show in Moscow September 15th -17th, at the Vnukovo Airport Static Display, number 20.
Editor's notes:
Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A.is active in Aircraft design, manufacturing, maintenance and overhaul. The company also manufactures Aero-Engines parts and maintains repairs and overhauls engines under license. Piaggio Aero has facilities in Genoa, Finale Ligure and Naples, Italy and a subsidiary covering North, Central and South America, in West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A. (Piaggio America, Inc.). Piaggio Aero’s core product, the P.180 Avanti II, is the fastest and most advanced executive/multi-utility turboprop in the world. The Avanti II offers the speed of a light/mid size jet aircraft, the comfort of a large, whisper quiet full stand-up cabin, with fuel efficiencies that are nearly 40% higher than most business jets. The P.180 Avanti II features fully digital, automatic flight control and utilizes the latest generation “Pro Line 21” avionics system that it is also single pilot certified. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 12,100 lbs gives the P.180 Avanti II greater payload range, and the introduction of the updated engines (P&WC PT6A-66B) provides both higher performance and faster cruise speed. The Piaggio Aero aircraft is able to operate out of smaller peripheral airports with landing and take-off distances that are simply unachievable in a comparably sized jet. The P.180 is able to fly at a maximum cruise speed of 402 kts, 745 km/h (MMO 0.70), and has an endurance of just under 1,500 nautical miles and a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet. Piaggio Aero is owned equally by three (3) co-primary shareholders: the Italian Ferrari and Di Mase families, Mubadala Development Company, the development and investment company driving the economic diversification of Abu Dhabi and Tata Limited, the British Company part of the Indian Tata Group.
Aviacharter Company was founded in 2002 and over 8 years has proved to be a dynamically developing and stable company. Today it is the biggest consolidator of charter flights and aviation brokers in Moscow. The expertise of the staff and, the reputation of a reliable partner became the major factor in the merger of “Intourist” in January 2006. After making a deal under the direction of Michail Shamanov, Aviacharter started servicing two tour operator holdings UTE Megapolus and Intourist. It became the foundation of a close cooperation and development of these two structures. Since 2008 “Aviacharter” has been registered trade mark and its has achieved the next level of business management with its staff, keeping firm business ethics and providing reliable cooperation with the strongest members of the Russian tour industry that has made it possible to carry almost a million passengers and to organize up to 111 flights a week to the most popular tourist destinations.
Since January 2009 “Aviacharter” has become the biggest independent consolidator of charter flights and the major aviation broker of regular flights. “Aviacharter” is an individual company (it has partnership relations with “Intourist” and “UTE Megapolus”) that actively develops its own network of companies and groups. “Aviacharter” has an opportunity to provide charter programs using a wide range of aircraft from wide-body to narrow-body ones from manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus ,TU, Yak and Il aircraft.
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