The modified Piaggio Vespa has a built-in coffee machine like those in any coffee shop.

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He also asked what I thought would work for him and mentioned the Piaggio.

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He wanted to go nonstop, so for that mission, the Piaggio was not for him.

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But Italy's Piaggio has relaunched its relatively expensive Vespa in Jakarta, after being squeezed out in the 1980s.

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The one outlier is Avantair, which provides fractional ownership of a very fuel-efficient turboprop called the Piaggio Avanti.

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The fuselage and other parts of the airplane resemble the Piaggio Avanti that has become so successful as a jet-speed, affordable business aircraft.

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