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Purchase price is only one part of the decision. Figures are indicative estimates at the typical market year for each model.

Decision factor	Beechcraft King Air 260View aircraft profile	Beechcraft King Air C90GTxView aircraft profile	Piaggio Aerospace P.180 Avanti EVOView aircraft profile
Typical market year	2023	2020	2021
Estimated purchase	€6.79m	€4.2m	€6.72m
Annual cash cost at 80 h	€354k	€296k	€372k
Five-year cash outlay	€8.56m	€5.68m	€8.58m
Cruise speed	310 kt	272 kt	402 kt
Advertised range	1720 nm	1260 nm	1770 nm
Seats	8	8	9
Realistic payload	721 kg	544 kg	1100 kg
Runway need	643 m	729 m	994 m
Data confidence	Normalized for direct comparison	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding	Normalized for direct comparison
Main trade-off	A highly proven business platform with excellent runway performance, but twin-turbine economics require meaningful annual utilization.	A proven and manageable cabin-class turboprop, but two PT6 engines make low-utilization ownership expensive.	Near-jet speed and a large cabin with turboprop efficiency, but specialist support, noise perception and resale liquidity are concerns.

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