Avio

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For Avio the comune in the autonomous province of Trento in Italy, see Avio, Italy.

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 Cinven (85%), Finmeccanica (15%). Avio chiefly serves as a subcontractor to first-tier jet engine manufacturers, or in a partnership role in consortia.

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].

1 Products
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Products

[edit] 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.

[edit] Military

TP400,subcontracting to Rolls-Royce.
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

[edit] Space

Ariane III (with SNECMA and SME)
Ariane IV (with SNECMA and SME)
Ariane V (with SNECMA and SME)
Vega

[edit] Marine

LM2500, subcontracting to General Electric.
LM6000, subcontracting to General Electric.

[edit] 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].