Sun, Nov 27, 2011
Russian Operator Signs Agreement to Purchase An Additional
Five Avanti II Aircraft
Piaggio Aero has delivered the first P.180 Avanti II
aircraft ordered by JSC FIS, a Russian company which provides
Flight Inspection and calibration services. JSC FIS and Piaggio
Aero have also jointly announced the signing of new contract for 5
more P.180 Avanti II “Flight Inspection” aircraft
to be delivered beginning in 2012.
Flight Inspections and Systems is an officially authorized
representative of the State Corporation for air traffic management
organization, as well as flight inspections of ground systems
and navigation aids. The company is responsible for inspecting
navigation, radar, communication in the CIS territories. JSC
Flight Inspection and Systems already operates an extensive
fleet of laboratory type aircraft, equipped with modern complex
systems of flight control. The company inspects radio aided flight
systems, radio communications and airfields light systems of all
types.
Flight Inspections and Systems has a 100% share of the aviation
work on flight inspections in the civil airdromes of the Russian
Federation.
“We are delighted to begin Piaggio
Aero’s partnership and cooperation with the Flight
Inspections and Systems company whose work is so essential to the
strategic developments of Russian aviation sector,'
said Alberto Galassi, CEO of Piaggio Aero. "This first delivery,
which is the result of an intensive evaluation process,
confirms how well suited the P.180 Avanti II Flight Inspection is
to the rigorous requirements of Russian flight calibration
missions. The contract for 5 more units is the mile stone of a long
term expansion plan that Flight Inspection and Systems will realize
thanks to its incoming fleet of P.180 Avanti II Flight
Inspection and the support of Piaggio Aero’s expertise in the
special mission sector.”
The aircraft is also certified for rapid landing procedures, an
essential factor in missions for radio measurement and the
calibration of airport control systems.
The announcement was made at the recently-completed Dubai Air
Show.
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