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Baykar to scale Piaggio P.180 Avanti production to ~30/year and develop upgraded variant

After acquiring Piaggio Aerospace, Baykar plans a five- to six-fold expansion of P.180 Avanti production—targeting roughly 30 aircraft per year—while strengthening MRO and engine capabilities and developing an upgraded Avanti variant as it seeks a larger US presence.

Discovered 2026-01-12T21:18:14.060420-08:00 | 2026-01-12T21:18:14.060420-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • A five- to six-fold production increase to roughly 30 P.180s/year materially shifts bizav manufacturing capacity and delivery pipelines, aligning with broader revivals in business-jet output (source:fd0e9f7f-8737-4624-acd9-f7a876584407).
  • Baykar’s investment to expand MRO and engine capabilities converts a defence OEM acquisition into a civil aerospace manufacturing and aftermarket play, reinforcing its growing Italian industrial footprint (source:b806d54b-2723-4efb-8dbe-3f3857be7653).
  • Ramped output will place new demands on turbine, components and hot-section suppliers and aftermarket providers, mirroring recent supplier capacity ramps in other programmes (source:5531fe92-5190-4e47-88cb-545601740875).

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2026-01-12T21:18:14.060420-08:00
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