Aircraft
Chinese Operator Orders Extended-range Avanti IIs
SR Jet president and executive director Xingzhuo Ji (l) and Piaggio Aero deputy general manager and chief commercial officer Giuliano Felton unveil a rendering of what SR Jet's extended-range Avanti II twin turboprops will look like. (Photo: Mariano Rosales/AIN)
SR Jet president and executive director Xingzhuo Ji (l) and Piaggio Aero deputy general manager and chief commercial officer Giuliano Felton unveil a rendering of what SR Jet's extended-range Avanti II twin turboprops will look like. (Photo: Mariano Rosales/AIN)

ACEA (Beijing) Aviation Investment, the Piaggio Avanti distributor in Mainland China, signed a contract yesterday at NBAA 2013 with SR Jet, a division of Beijing-based Sparkle Roll Investment Holdings, for the purchase of two extended-range Avanti IIs with options for eight more. The aircraft will incorporate an additional tank with a 400-pound capacity, increasing the maximum fuel on board to 3,226 pounds from 2,826 and extending the maximum range by 250 nm, to 1,720 nm with IFR reserves.