AVIO S.P.A.

'Avio S.p.A.' is an Italian aerospace engine manufacturer. Formerly owned by FIAT S.p.A. and named 'FiatAvio', it is now owned by The Carlyle Group (70%), Cinven (30%). Avio chiefly serves as a subcontractor to first-tier jet engine manufacturers, or in a partnership role in consortiums.
At the end of 2006, Finmeccanica succeeded in selling its 30% share of the company to Cinven (a group of investment funds) for a total of €432,000,000, with reports that it then reacquired 15% of the company for €130,000,000^[1].

Contents

Products

Civil

Military

Space

Marine

Galileo Avionica

References

External link

Products

Civil

★ GE90, subcontracting to General Electric.

★ GEnx, subcontracting to General Electric.

★ T700, subcontracting to General Electric.

★ Trent 900, subcontracting to Rolls-Royce.

★ PW150, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.

★ PW308, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.

★ PW625, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.

★ PW800, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.

Military

★ Spey, subcontracting to Rolls-Royce.

★ T700, subcontracting to General Electric.

★ F119, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney.

★ RB199, as part of the Turbo-Union consortium.

★ EJ200, as part of the Eurojet consortium.

★ Auxiliary power units

Space

★ Ariane III (with SNECMA and SME)

★ Ariane IV (with SNECMA and SME)

★ Ariane V (with SNECMA and SME)

★ Vega

Marine

★ LM2500, subcontracting to General Electric.

★ LM6000, subcontracting to General Electric.

Galileo Avionica

This unit produces various electronics products. In 2006, it gained a €70 million contract to provide 50 Mirach 100/5 to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence for its Combined Aerial Target Services program^[1].

References

1. "Stake Out", ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', January 1 2007.
2. "Stake Out", ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', January 1 2007.

External link

★ Official site.