New Piaggio Avanti Factory Nears Completion
Piaggio Aero Industries’ new Villanova d’Albenga, Italy, industrial plant, a future production facility for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop, is expected to be completed soon and fully functional by the first quarter of next year. (Photo: Piaggio Aero)
Piaggio Aero Industries’ new Villanova d’Albenga, Italy, industrial plant, a future production facility for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop, is expected to be completed soon and fully functional by the first quarter of next year. (Photo: Piaggio Aero)

Piaggio Aero Industries’ new industrial plant in Villanova d’Albenga, Italy, a future production facility for the Avanti II twin turboprop, is expected to be completed soon and fully functional by the first quarter of next year, the aircraft manufacturer told AIN. Originally set to be up and running last year after its 2011 groundbreaking, the factory is the linchpin of Piaggio’s single-production-site strategy intended to improve the efficiency of its aircraft manufacturing and MRO activities.

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