Piaggio Aerospace is hailing its first North American order for the P180 Avanti Evo as a "symbolic and industrial milestone".

The deal for five of the latest version of its twin-pusher turboprop comes as the Italian manufacturer looks to bolster its military activities in the face of several years of stuttering business aviation sales, and three years after the collapse of its biggest Avanti customer, US fractional Avantair.

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