Tag: PC-24

FlightSafety International expands PC-24 training capacity in Europe

FlightSafety International, in partnership with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, announced today they will deploy a fourth full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet to meet the growing demand for training in Europe. This simulator will be the second PC-24 simulator in the FlightS...

Duncan Aviation Paints First PC-24 Outside Pilatus Production Facility

Duncan Aviation is excited to announce that the company recently painted the first PC-24 outside of a Pilatus production facility. The aircraft was brought to Duncan Aviation’s full-service facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, to be repainted to better meet the style of the owner. “As the leader...

Service Center for PC-12, PC-24 Aircraft Authorized in Kazakhstan

Balance Aviation, the exclusive authorized Pilatus Sales and Service Center in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, has appointed Pure Technics as the Pilatus Aircraft service center in Kazakhstan. A ceremony celebrating the occasion took place at th...

the Pilatus Super Versatile Jet Takes Off

Less than three years after the first delivery, the 100thPC-24 has just been handed over to its new owner. The PC-24 is now present on every continent, flying innumerable missions every day: providing medevac flights in Australia and the USA, for example, business travel for a German automobile man...

PC-24 added to charter fleet Modesto Jet Center

Modesto Jet Center is pleased to announce that it has added a Pilatus PC-24 to its fleet of Part 135 charter aircraft.  The PC-24 is a light business jet, categorized as a Super Versatile Jet (SVJ) due to its ability to get in and out of small or remote runways. “This is an amazing aircraft t...

At Cruising Altitude in 2019 and Prepared for Turbulence in the Future

Pilatus reported another very successful business year in 2019, exceeding the one billion mark yet again with turnover of approximately 1.1 billion Swiss francs. Operating income totalled 153 million Swiss francs, incoming orders amounted to 1.1 billion Swiss francs. Pilatus staff enjoyed a share i...

Alaska’s North Slope Borough Now Flies a PC-24 Air Ambulance

Operated by the North Slope Borough Search and Rescue Department (SAR) in the northernmost region of the United States, the PC-24 provides basic medical care for 9,800 residents across a territory of 95,000 square miles (246,000 square kilometres). Outfitted with tandem LifePort AeroSled stretchers...

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Pilatus Marks 50th PC-24 Delivery

Pilatus Aircraft yesterday announced it has handed over the 50th PC-24, a year and a half since the first delivery of its twinjet. The milestone aircraft went to an unidentified U.S. customer. To date, the global PC-24 fleet has exceeded the 14,000-flight-hour mark. “We are very pleased wi...

Albinati Aeronautics achieves both Argus and IS-BAO stage 2 certification

Charter and aircraft management company Albinati Aeronautics has announced that it has received the Argus Platinum Certification, alongside the renewal of its IS-BAO Stage 2. The Argus award is a recognised symbol of operational standards in aviation, comprising such elements as historical safet...

U-Haul International takes delivery of the first of two PC-24s

In a ceremony on Monday (29 April) at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd’s facility in Broomfield (Colorado) - the Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered the first of two PC-24 Super Versatile Jets to US customer U-Haul International. In a stylish paint scheme featuring the distinctive U-Haul orange...

Pilatus hands over first ever PC-24 air ambulance

The very first PC-24 with medevac interior has been handed over to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS Western Operations). Pilatus presented the key to PC-24 serial number 105 to RFDS CEO Rebecca Tomkinson on 26 November 2018 in Stans. Rebecca Tomkinson commented at the handove...

ExecuJet hails arrival of first African PC-24

ExecuJet recently celebrated the arrival of Africa’s first Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet at its Cape Town FBO in South Africa. The PC-24 touched down at Cape Town International Airport in South Africa on 15 October, where it was welcomed with a traditional water salute. The aircraft will be ...

PC-24 lands on unpaved runway for first time

The PC-24 made its first landing on an unpaved runway. The Super Versatile Jet is currently undergoing a programme of post-certification tests with special emphasis on unpaved runway operations. Pilatus plans on obtaining “Rough Field” certification in the fourth quarter of 2018. Woodbridge A...

Former Nestlé CEO receives keys to Pilatus PC-24

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, former Chairman and CEO of the Nestlé Group, accepted the keys to his PC-24, serial number 104. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe is one of the very first owners to fly the brand-new Swiss business jet. Businessman and experienced pilot Peter Brabeck-Letmathe personally took deliver...

Pilatus discuss a busy 2017 and the future ahead

Financial 2017 was an extremely busy year for Pilatus, and an exceptionally successful one, too. With sales of 986 million Swiss francs, 115 aircraft deliveries, a full-time workforce of over 2000 and – the absolute highlight – certification of the PC-24 at the end of the year, Pilatus achieved ...

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