About Avio

Avio at a glance


"Very high goals, always"

Some brief information about Avio.


Headquarters: Rivalta (Torino), Via I Maggio 99
Tel. +39.011.0082111
Registered office: Torino, Strada del Drosso, 145
Tel. +39.011.0046111
Facilities: 18 centres and plants
Total Area 10.600.000 sq m
Built up Area 800.000 sq m
Employees: 5,200
2009 Revenues: 1.702 millions of Euro
Core Business:
  • Propulsion for aircrafts and helicopters commercial and military
  • Space propulsion
  • Propulsion aero-derived for marine and industrial applications
  • Control & Automation Systems and Electrical Systems
  • Maintenance, repair & overhaul activities of engines and components for civil, military and aero-derived applications
Avio strengths:
  • Accessories Driving Transmissions
  • Mechanical Power Transmissions
  • Military engines
  • Turbines
  • Combustor and reheats
  • Naval engines
  • Automation
  • Overhaul of Aeronautical engines and after-sale support
  • CRO modules and components overhaul
  • Solid fuel spatial propulsion
  • Vega launching system
  • Turbo pumps for liquid oxigen spatial engines
Quick view:
  • 8% of the revenues invested in Research & development
  • Avio is present on 60% of engine models on jetliners propulsion
  • Most important military engines for European programs (RB 199 for "Tornado", EJ200 for "Typhoon" and T700 for helicopters NH90 and EH101) equipped with an Avio transmission
  • Main European fighters, "Typhoon" and "Tornado", have a Avio low pressure turbine
  • 25 airlines in the world, customers for maintenance services, repair & overhaul
  • Avio, through ELV, is main contractor for Vega European launcher
  • More than 180 solid fuel strap on booster for Ariane 3-4, more than 3.500 separation propulsors for Ariane family 1-4 and over 100 solid propellant booster for Ariane 5 produced to date
  • More than 30 satellites are powered with Avio propulsion systems
  • More than 80 gas turbines aero-derived for marine propulsion and more than 200 naval automation systems developed and produced for international customers