Genoa March 13, 2007
Boutsen Aviation celebrates the 130th aircraft sale and confirms orders for 8 Piaggio P180 Avanti II in France!

Piaggio?s ASR for France and Monaco since 2001, Boutsen Aviation is proud to announce that it has sold its 130th aircraft and delivered the first of 8 new Piaggio P180 Avanti II (5 firm and 3 options) ordered recently by 4 different French companies.
Dominique Trinquet, sales manager: ?The advantages of the P180 in terms of cabin size, comfort, speed and operating costs over all its competitors are no longer questioned, the existing Avanti owners are delighted with their ?Ferrari of the Sky?.
Furthermore, the new Avanti II has proven even more attractive now with the extra power of its PT6A-66B engines and the increased max. take off weight.?

Thierry Boutsen, CEO: ?I am proud of the constant progression my company shows and I am absolutely delighted with the success encountered by the P180 Avanti II in the territory that was allocated to us by Piaggio. In addition, the customer support of Piaggio in Genoa has now become very efficient, this is boosting customers? confidence?.
Six of the new Avanti II will be available for chartering in France. The other two will be used by private companies. This will make a total of 12 Avanti in the French sky by mid-2008!

For further information regarding Boutsen Aviation?s activities and the Piaggio P180 Avanti II, please contact us at
+377 93 30 80 02 or ba@boutsen.com