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Airframer · Tecnam P2012 Traveller · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam S.p.A.

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2026

22 July

ReleaseTecnam unveils the name of a new era in personal flying: Rivale

29 April

ReleaseTecnam concludes historic AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 with 86 confirmed orders and major certifications

22 April

ReleaseTecnam elevates the art of travel: unveiling the P2012 VIP

2025

10 July

ReleaseTecnam P2012 validated by Colombian Civil Aviation Authority

3 April

The P2012 STOL SMP’s extended wingspan and lift devices allow operation from unprepared and short runways.

Tecnam adds STOL and Continental engine options to P2012 SMP

Short-field operations and simplified piston engine management were key drivers in expanding the mission-ready P2012 aircraft configurations.

2024

28 March

With the production aircraft already in the final stage of the assembly line, the P2012 STOL is ready for the first deliveries to customers filling an uncovered gap of the commercial aviation.

STOL variant P2012 achieves EASA certification

An 18 month certification campaign ensured impressive takeoff and landing performance, while still maintaining a 99% commonality of parts with the standard P2012 Traveller series aircraft.

2023

18 October

ReleaseThe P2012 STOL is on track for final certification

21 June

Tecnam adds Continental engine option to P2012

Both engine options are rated for 375 HP, with the Continental coupled to a three blade MT-Prop propeller and the Lycoming coupled to a four blade prop.

14 June

Tecnam is ready to bring the P-Volt back into the type certification arena as soon as technology evolution allows.

Tecnam puts P-Volt on ice while battery technology catches up

Slow charge cycles and the possible limitation of the maximum charge level per cycle, mean that real storage capacity would fall, and only a few hundred flights would drive operators to replace the entire storage unit.

2022

5 October

The STOL variant will move onto the certification phase in 2023.

Tecnam reveals plans for a STOL variant P2012

Following the successful completion of the preliminary P2012 STOL flight test campaign in early 2022, the aircraft has entered its final configuration moving on to the certification phase in 2023.

2021

16 November

ReleaseTecnam Aircraft launches the P-Volt transition program to help P2012 Traveller owners position themselves for the green future of aviation

2020

23 October

ReleaseTecnam P-Volt: lifting the world to sustainable energy

17 September

The P2012 Sentinel SMP (Special Mission Platform) with multi-mission capabilities.

Sentinel is Tecnam's response to demands for versatility

The P2012 Sentinel SMP can be equipped, at the customer's request, with a quick-conversion kit that transforms it from Special Mission Platform to passenger version.

11 February