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Italian plane producer Tecnam lately signed a deal for ten P2010TDIs with the state-owned Finnish Aviation Academy (FINAA). The FINAA trains between 80 to 100 skilled pilot college students yearly, making it the biggest ATO (Authorised Coaching Group) within the nation.
Following a rigorous public procurement course of initiated in late 2024, Tecnam was chosen from amongst three sturdy contenders. “These would be the first ten Tecnam plane in our fleet, and they’ll exchange our legacy 4 seat plane,” mentioned Ari Tolonen, Managing Director and Accountable Supervisor of the Finnish Aviation Academy. “We’re eagerly trying ahead to this cooperation and the arrival of the brand new plane. It is a big step for our future.”
The primary deliveries of the ten P2010TDIs are scheduled to start in March 2026. Based mostly on latest knowledge and trade benchmarks, Tecnam claims it provides the greenest coaching fleet on this planet and that flight colleges utilizing the Italian firm’s single and twin-engine fleet can save as much as ten tonnes of CO2 emissions for every pupil who completes a Industrial Pilot Licence – a 60% discount in comparison with a fleet utilizing 100LL gas throughout 155 flight hours, together with thirty hours in a twin.
