Piaggio News Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:33:04 +0000 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:33:04 +0000 JetForums - Jet Aviation's Premier Online Community https://www.jetforums.net/privatejet/piaggio-news.71/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:09:09 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-acquisition-completed.5076/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-acquisition-completed.5076/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Baykar Completes Piaggio Aerospace Acquisition
​Turkish entity Baykar has fully completed the acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace -Piaggio Industries and Piaggio Aviation-. The last time we heard about Baykar in relation to the acquisition of Piaggio was at the start of 2025. Baykar has been freshly-granted Italian regulatory approval which is now set to conclude a long six-year insolvency restructuring regime for Piaggio.]]> 3 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:00:17 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-saga-with-piaggio-aerospace-finally-ends.4993/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-saga-with-piaggio-aerospace-finally-ends.4993/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Aerospace Finally Finds New Owner
​Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has finally secured a buyer for the company after a few years of searching for an entity to take over the business. The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in Italy has approved the takeover by Turkish giant Baykar. Baykar is one of the top exporters in Turkey amassing over 1.8 billion in exports.]]> 3 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:48:22 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-potential-sale-date-set.4839/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-potential-sale-date-set.4839/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News New Date Set For Bids On Piaggio Aerospace Sale
​In the latest round of information regarding Piaggio Aerospace, there is some movement expected for the start of the coming new year. The Extraordinary Commissioners attached to overseeing Piaggio's sale have set a new date for the next round of bidding by potential candidates. Extraordinary Commissioners – Mr Carmelo Cosentino, Mr Vincenzo Nicastro and Mr Gianpaolo Davide Rossetti -...

News: Piaggio Aerospace Potential Sale Date Set]]> 2 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:02:24 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-offers-avanti-evo-corporate-shuttle.4658/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-offers-avanti-evo-corporate-shuttle.4658/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Corporate Shuttle Variant Of Avanti EVO Available
​While the sale process of Piaggio Aerospace is still an ongoing battle, the airframer recently debuted a new interior configuration for the Piaggio Avanti EVO pusher turboprop. They are calling it the Corporate Shuttle configuration for the Avanti EVO. Even though it is a high-density interior configuration Piaggio is maintaining that it will be flexible from the standpoint of being able to be...

News: Piaggio Offers Avanti EVO Corporate Shuttle]]> 2 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:13:51 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-oyonnair-orders-p-180-avanti-evo-from-piaggio.4374/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-oyonnair-orders-p-180-avanti-evo-from-piaggio.4374/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Announces More Orders As Company Sale Moves Closer To Reality
​Following the Farnborough Air Show Piaggio made an announcement that it had secured a contract to provide Oyonnair -A French operator- with a new P.180 Avanti EVO. If all goes according to plan the company may well look to order more of the type. "We are very excited to announce the purchase of a new Avanti Evo, the perfect fit aircraft for medevac operations," said...

News: Oyonnair Orders P.180 Avanti EVO From Piaggio]]> 1 Tue, 24 May 2022 16:02:35 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-signs-6-more-avanti-evos-from-italian-armed-forces.4239/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-signs-6-more-avanti-evos-from-italian-armed-forces.4239/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Italian Armed Forces Add More Piaggio EVOs With Latest Order
​Piaggio announced at the ongoing 2022 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) that it received an order for six Avanti EVO pusher-prop aircraft. The Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness is who signed the order and deliveries will be made over the next two years. The Italian Armed Forces have been renewing their fleet of Avanti...

News: Piaggio Signs 6 More Avanti EVOs From Italian Armed Forces]]> 1 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:57:25 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-current-latest-on-piaggio-sale-progress.4166/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-current-latest-on-piaggio-sale-progress.4166/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Current Progress On Piaggio Aerospace Sale
​It is widely known that Piaggio Aerospace is in the process of trying to find an appropriate buyer for the airframer. Ever since the company went bankrupt in 2019 there has been a drive to find a new owner for the company and its current operations are under the watchful eye of an Extraordinary Commissioner -Vincenzo Nicastro-. The latest news is that the sale of the Piaggio Aerospace company has moved...

News: Current Latest On Piaggio Sale Progress]]> 1 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:51:27 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-piaggio-aerospace.4071/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-piaggio-aerospace.4071/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Update on Piaggio Aerospace
​Potential candidates were narrowed down to one entity with interest in taking over Piaggio Aerospace. That single entity stalled and doesn't appear to be moving forward in any way. The extraordinary commissioner for Piaggio Aerospace is now going to reopen bidding for the company. Extraordinary commissioner Vincenzo Nicastro said, "Negotiations have simply stalled, as no binding offer has ever been submitted." As a...

News: Latest On Piaggio Aerospace]]> 1 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:33:18 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-narrows-to-single-bidder-final-negotiations-ongoing.3890/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-narrows-to-single-bidder-final-negotiations-ongoing.3890/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Narrows To Single Bidder; Final Negotiations Ongoing
​There may be light at the end of the tunnel for Piaggio Aerospace. The process for establishing a buyer for the company appears to be coming to an end with the lineup of bidders to take over the company reduced to just one entity. The negotiations are also said to be in the final stages with Piaggio hoping to wrap up the sale within a month. The single unnamed...

News: Piaggio Narrows To Single Bidder; Final Negotiations Ongoing]]> 1 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:23:48 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-gets-another-u-s-order-for-avanti-evo.3841/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-gets-another-u-s-order-for-avanti-evo.3841/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Another Avanti EVO order For U.S Customer
​You might remember JF wrote an article back in September 2020 on a surprise order from the United States for an Avanti EVO. The order came from Mid-South Service Inc and you can read more on that at the following link. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/n...avanti-evo-order-from-the-united-states.3610/ . This time however, there is a new order from another...

News: Piaggio Gets Another U.S Order For Avanti EVO]]> 1 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:32:51 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-development-with-piaggio-aerospace-potential-purchase.3751/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-development-with-piaggio-aerospace-potential-purchase.3751/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Aerospace Receives Positive Offers To Purchase
​Piaggio Aerospace has been looking for a buyer for a while now but during the wait the airframer has received several Italian government-related contracts that have been keeping the company afloat. The latest news in the saga is that the airframer has received four (4) positive bids to purchase the business complexes of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation by entities. These are the...

News: Latest Development With Piaggio Aerospace Potential Purchase]]> 1 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 18:29:21 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-upgraded-avanti-models-to-italian-govt.3735/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-upgraded-avanti-models-to-italian-govt.3735/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Italian Govt To Have Avantis Upgraded By Piaggio Aerospace
​The current Piaggio P180 Avanti aircraft operated by the Italian armed forces are in for upgrades to further bring them up to scratch. The upgrades will facilitate changes to the landing gear system, avionics, communications etc to in-service Avanti and Avanti II aircraft throughout the Italian Armed Forces. These aircraft will then be known as the P180 Avanti II Plus after the upgrade....

News: Piaggio Upgraded Avanti Models To Italian Govt]]> 1 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 14:52:30 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-italian-fire-brigade-orders-p-180-avanti-evo.3667/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-italian-fire-brigade-orders-p-180-avanti-evo.3667/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News P.180 Avanti EVO Ordered By Italian Fire Brigade
​The Italian National Fire Brigade has made an order to Piaggio Aerospace for a single P.180 Avanti EVO. The Italian National Fire Brigade is expected to receive the aircraft by Summer 2021. The sale was actually announced back in late October by the Extraordinary Commissioner of Piaggio Aerospace, Vincenzo Nicastro, during a Virtual meeting. The aircraft will be built tailored to the needs of...

News: Italian Fire Brigade Orders P.180 Avanti EVO]]> 1 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:17:05 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-gets-surprise-avanti-evo-order-from-the-united-states.3610/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-gets-surprise-avanti-evo-order-from-the-united-states.3610/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Gets Surprise Avanti EVO Order From The United States
​Although Piaggio Aerospace is actively trying to find a new owner the company is still in operation and new orders will do the company good. A long unit order recently came in from the United States for one brand new Piaggio Avanti EVO. The aircraft will head to Clearwater, Florida where Mid-South Service Inc., is located when the aircraft is delivered in the...

News: Piaggio Gets Surprise Avanti EVO Order From The United States]]> 1 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:49:43 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-to-resume-operations-for-now.3571/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-to-resume-operations-for-now.3571/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News New Financing Allows Piaggio To Return To Operations
​Piaggio Aerospace is back in the news again but this time with more positive news. 35.7 million dollars (30 million Euros) in new financing. This allows the company to resume some work and keep the search on for a new buyer for the business. You might remember Piaggio Aerospace went into extraordinary receivership in 2018 and ever-since then it has been looking for suitable buyers to...

News: Piaggio Aerospace To Resume Operations; For Now]]> 1 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:32:29 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-piaggio-aerospace-situation.3495/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-piaggio-aerospace-situation.3495/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio's Aerospace Latest Position
​The long drawn-out process of finding investment and ultimately a sale for the Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace has been tenuous at best. However, with Expressions of Interest (EOIs) last set to a deadline of April, Corona Virus set in and the deadline was pushed back to the end of May. With May gone and the deadline closed on May 29th, Piaggio Aerospace claimed 19 Expressions of Interest from...

News: Latest On Piaggio Aerospace Situation]]> 1 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:06:15 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-firmly-on-the-block-awaits-new-buyer.3442/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-firmly-on-the-block-awaits-new-buyer.3442/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Hopes For New Piaggio Buyer
​Today Italian pusher-prop maker Piaggio Aerospace is now firmly on the 'block' as it awaits a new buyer to take over the company. Since being under the control of the 'Extraordinary Administration', the company has seen some contracts and orders come in in the way of maintenance work as well as new orders. There is now decent-enough financial stability for the company to possibly look attractive for purchase...

News: Piaggio Aerospace Firmly On The 'Block'; Awaits New Buyer]]> 1 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:56:56 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-firms-italian-deal-for-9-p180-avanti-evos.3365/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-firms-italian-deal-for-9-p180-avanti-evos.3365/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News 9 P180 Avanti EVOs From Italian Government Firmed For Piaggio
​Earlier this year JF alerted you to the prospect that the Italian Government was looking to create a contract to purchase more P180 Avanti Pusher-prop aircraft to either replace or add to the fleet they have. It appears the contract has been firmed and the Italian Government will be taking five in a passenger transport configuration and four equipped for "radio-measures", Piaggio...

News: Piaggio Aerospace Firms Italian Deal For 9 P180 Avanti EVOs]]> 1 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:09:34 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-delivers-first-canadian-registered-avanti-evo.3334/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-delivers-first-canadian-registered-avanti-evo.3334/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News First Canadian Registered Avanti EVO Delivered By Piaggio Aerospace
​Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace announced that they have delivered the first Canadian-registered Avanti EVO. The aircraft has been handed over to Centoco Corp, a company in Ontario. The aircraft is not brand new actually it was manufactured in 2018 and used as a demonstrator in the United States. There are other Avantis that operate in Canada but they aren't...

News: Piaggio Aerospace Delivers First Canadian Registered Avanti EVO]]> 1 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:58:01 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-italian-government-okays-piaggios-quest-for-new-buyer.3321/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-italian-government-okays-piaggios-quest-for-new-buyer.3321/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Go Signal Given To Piaggio To Find New Owner
​The Italian government has given the go-ahead to Piaggio Aerospace to look for a new owner. The long complicated process follows the folding of the airframer that makes the Avanti EVO twin pusher-prop. They have been restructuring since the end of 2018 and since then received orders and commitments for projects, maintenance work and new aircraft. ]]> 1 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 19:06:09 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-nbaa-bace-update.3297/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-nbaa-bace-update.3297/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News NBAA-BACE Update From Piaggio Aerospace
​Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace has given an update into the latest going on at the company. In our last update we heard that the company was looking for a new buyer (and they still are), but more has been revealed. At the NBAA-BACE show they allowed the media to know their current position. There is an approximate 930 million dollar order intake level and the announcement of a new Avanti EVO order...

News: Piaggio Aerospace NBAA-BACE Update]]> 1 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:36:03 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-awarded-maintenance-contracts-for-avantis.3237/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-awarded-maintenance-contracts-for-avantis.3237/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Aerospace Awarded Maintenance Contracts For Avantis
​Maintenance work is keeping Piaggio Aerospace alive for now. The company recently was awarded a maintenance contract for four Piaggio Avanti II P180 aircraft. The contract is worth 12.6 million Euros and involves providing maintenance services for ENAV's Avanti II fleet. ENAV is responsible for calibrating of airport navaids (Radar, VOR, DME, VDF, ILS etc) in Italy. ]]> 1 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:15:29 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-update-on-piaggio-aerospace.3148/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-update-on-piaggio-aerospace.3148/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Aerospace Update
​Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace may be back working to some degree but remember they are still under receivership and still looking for a new owner to purchase the business. There has been some interest by a number of parties but they need more concrete and detailed bids. The Italian Government is playing a huge part in keeping Piaggio Aerospace afloat under its current operational regime. The Government...

News: Update On Piaggio Aerospace]]> 1 Wed, 22 May 2019 19:04:59 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-realizing-deliveries-after-brief-hiatus.3114/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-realizing-deliveries-after-brief-hiatus.3114/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Avanti EVOs Start Shipping Again
​Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace is trying to make a comeback after work essentially ceased for this company. They announce that a number of deliveries for the Piaggio Avanti EVO are underway including one to a repeat customer in Switzerland and the first EVO to the African continent, to an East African customer. "We are honored that Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones has reconfirmed his trust in our...

News: Piaggio Realizing Deliveries After Brief Hiatus]]> 1 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:03:20 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-restarting-evo-production.3077/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-piaggio-aerospace-restarting-evo-production.3077/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Piaggio Aerospace To Restart Production
​With a new agreement secured that involves the Italian Government and other stakeholders it appears that Piaggio Aerospace will be returning to production sooner than anticipated. On April 24th a plan was agreed on in a meeting chaired by the Italian government and including representatives of local authorities and trade unions, will see production of the Piaggio Avanti Evo restart while work will...

News: Piaggio Aerospace Restarting EVO Production]]> 1