Piaggio Looks To Build on Early Avanti Sales in China
The Piaggio Avanti II is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT-6 turboprop engines.
The Piaggio Avanti II is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT-6 turboprop engines.

Coming off its first two airplane sales in China, announced last month, Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero is eager to prove here at the ABACE show that those two P.180 Avanti IIs represent just the opening of the door into the Chinese business aviation market. “We think there’s a lot of opportunity here, which is why we paid so much attention to the market,” said John Bingham, chief marketing officer for Piaggio Aero Industries. “Our strategies on China will develop over the coming months.”

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