Piaggio Aerospace: aircraft manufacturer

Over the years, Piaggio Aerospace has established itself as a leader in business aviation, defence and security. Their cutting-edge aeronautical technology has made them the world’s leading supplier to airlines . CEO Rinaldo Piaggio founded the company with a constant quest for innovation and improvement to provide aircraft and engines for civil aviation, government and the military. The success of Piaggio Aerospace is due in part to their excellent recruitment. From aeronautical engineers to sales people, every employee is passionate about producing quality work in line with the company’s excellence.

Key dates in the history of Piaggio Aerospace

Piaggio was founded in Italy in 1884 and has since expanded worldwide. Although Piaggio made its name through its talent for innovation and progress, it continues to reinvent itself every day

• 1915: the first Piaggio engines and aircraft were certified.
• 1922: Piaggio’s P1, with its innovative design, causes a sensation around the world and propels Piaggio forward.
• 1928: Piaggio launches new aeronautical research to continue innovating.
• 1946: Piaggio embarks on post-war reconstruction.
• 1964: Piaggio launches a new jet, the PD-808, which makes the company independent from the airlines.
• 1998: Piaggio becomes Piaggio Aerospace, a real turning point for its international development.
• 2006: New partnership with Mubadala Development Company.
• 2012: Launch of the MPA (multirole patrol aircraft) programme. This will enable the company to supply the military services with the highest-performance aircraft.

Piaggio Aerospace’s field of action

Business aviation with Piaggio Aerospace

Piaggio Aerospace initially offers acivil aviation service. In other words, passenger transport services on demand.

They offer air transport with their flagship aircraft, the Piaggio Avanti P180 EVO. This aircraft is aptly named, as Avanti in Italian means “in advance”. With this aircraft, they offer their customers efficiency, performance and profitability, all in a “made in Italy” style. In fact, thanks to its twin-engine turboprop, the aircraft ensures a high-quality flight for all its passengers. They won’t have to worry about potential delays or even the safety of their flight. They can enjoy unrivalled comfort thanks to the spacious cabin, which can seat up to 7 passengers. What’s more, this aircraft can land on any type of runway, even those not served by scheduled flights

The starting point for Piaggio Aerospace was the realisation that business aviation would become increasingly important. That customers would become increasingly demanding, and that it was therefore necessary to design an aircraft that could best meet their growing needs

The Avanti EVO was designed to be the fastest aircraft on the market . What’s innovative about this aircraft is that its speed has absolutely no impact on costs. It features an assistance programme that keeps costs down to a level guaranteed by the manufacturer, Piaggio

Finally, you’ll be boarding the Avanti EVO for a unique journey.

The aeronautical industry at the service of defence and security with Piaggio Aerospace

Piaggio Aerospace piaggio Aerospace has rapidly established itself as a major player in the European aerospace industry, and more specifically in the defence and security sector.

Once again focusing their strategies on innovation, they have designed unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and multi-role patrol aircraft (MPA).

With regard to unmanned aerial systems :

• Piaggio Aerospace is one of the few companies to have this type of technology. This aeronautical technology enables them to develop unmanned systems for space security.

Recently, Piaggio Aerospace launched a new generation of multi-role patrol aircraft (MPA)

• These air patrol aircraft can operate any type of mission with guaranteed efficiency. They are also equipped with remote control and data management systems, enabling them to respond to threats such as terrorist attacks, illegal immigration and the protection of exclusive economic zones.

One example is the Piaggio Aerospace MPA patrol aircraft. This model is an extension of the P.180 Avanti II. Its two turboprop engines enable it to operate on special missions and consume 30% less fuel than its competitors. This aircraft is primarily intended for aerial surveillance missions, as well as land, coastal and maritime patrols. It is equipped with a search radar and integrated electro-optical and infrared sensors

Piaggio Aerospace designed this patrol aircraft in partnership with ADASI – Abu Dhabi Autonomous System Investment. Partnering with ADASI can be crucial for Piaggio Aerospace, as they manage numerous technological and industrial development programmes for the armed forces in the United Arab Emirates.

A quick aside on the Avanti EVO. This aircraft is also used by the armed forces, government agencies, air ambulance units, photogrammetric patrol units, etc

Finally, Piaggio Aerospace provides the most innovative and versatile tools on the world aeronautics market, particularly in the field of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Piaggio Aerospace engines

Engine production:

• Piaggio Aerospace’s production plants have the most innovative facilities to enable them to design and distribute the best aircraft on the world market. These facilities make it possible to carry out every conceivable operation with the highest level of precision.

• Piaggio Aerospace works with the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers to design the most innovative, high-performance models. These aircraft manufacturers have all the latest technologies at their disposal.

• By producing incomparable and inimitable models, Piaggio has established itself as a global player in the production of aircraft engines. They specialise in component construction, final assembly and testing, as well as the complete maintenance, repair and overhaul of a wide range of engines.

• To produce these engines, they work in partnership with a number of major aircraft engine manufacturers, including Rolls Royce Plc, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and Pratt & Whitney Canada. They have signed long-term contracts with them that will enable them to equip civil and military aircraft and helicopters around the world with their engines.

Assembling aircraft engine tests

• One of Piaggio Aerospace’s particularities is to test and verify certification at the construction level of their individual sub-assembly modules and at the assembly level of their aircraft engines. All these elements combined have enabled Piaggio Aerospace to offer an increasingly varied range of products and thus to expand its areas of operational activity.

• To take a few concrete examples, Piaggio Aerospace currently assembles different types of aircraft engines for very specific programmes. They are currently assembling the Honeywell (55-L-714 APratt & Whitney Canada – PW206 & PW207). These engines are assembled in specific factories that can be used for testing thanks to the space available nearby.

They are also on the MRO. This MRO division guarantees Piaggio Aerospace years of experience in maintenance, repair and overhaul.

The MRO activities allow Piaggio Aerospace to produce many types of parts using the most advanced and innovative technologies.

For example, Piaggio Aerospace produces parts for the famous Pratt & Whitney PW200. This turboshaft engine is very well known in the world of aeronautics. Piaggio Aerospace produces numerous components for the PW206 and PW207 engines.

Piaggio Aerospace also builds, maintains, repairs and overhauls engines throughout their life cycle.

Another example is the PW200 programme, which covers all aspects of engine management at Piaggio Aerospace.

In particular, this programme has forced them to apply new financing strategies. They have had to develop new strategies in order to increase their investment in plant and machinery. This increased investment would enable them to boost their production levels and thus increase their sales.

Finally, we’ll be talking to Pratt & Whitney America about the F135 programme.

This programme deserves a mention as it represents one of the most advanced military programmes ever developed in the world.

Piaggio Aerospace recently signed an agreement to produce and supply many of the components needed to produce the F135 engine.

The F135 engine from Pratt & Whitney is an afterburning turbojet engine that appeared in the 2000s. It is the most powerful and advanced fighter engine on the market. It represents a real breakthrough in the military world, offering unrivalled reliability. The F135 offers unrivalled performance

This programme will enable the manufacture of low-pressure turbines and high-pressure turbine supports, as well as various other components. Production planning for the various parts is shared between the two companies, Piaggio Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney: Piaggio Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney

Ultimately, this programme is revolutionary for the military sector, thanks to the performance of the F135 engine. It enables operations to be carried out in difficult, threatening environments

It’s the ideal aircraft for fighting and winning

Piaggio Aerospace: quality customer support

If you have the slightest problem, Piaggio Aerospace has a team of professionals around the world to solve your problem. Available 24 hours a day, a service centre will enable you to repair, overhaul, maintain or even answer simple practical questions. The Piaggio Aerospace service centre will respond as quickly as possible and put you in touch with their main suppliers of aeronautical components. The latest innovation from this centre is to offer maintenance programmes for all your aircraft parts. This programme covers all regular maintenance work and offers customers a service with a fixed monthly fee

Piaggio Aerospace’s project for sustainable aviation

Piaggio Aerospace recently launched the Clean Sky 2 programme. This is a research programme funded by the European Union, making it the largest European aeronautical research programme in history. Funding is approaching €4 billion and is intended to support a more sustainable aviation policy. The main objective behind the programme is to achieve the targets set by ACARE (Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe) by 2050. This will require a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions. What is Piaggio Aerospace ‘s role in this programme?Piaggio Aerospace has participated in part of the funding and is assisting the research activities with Clean Sky 2 as a “leader in the development of small aircraft transport technologies”. Now that you know more about this aircraft manufacturer

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