Court stops the tariffs but may not stop President Topinion Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 26 0Tariffs really are the news story that keeps giving. Just when you thought things were settling down, the Supreme Court ruled last week that the… Read more
Haute Aviation takes first commercial delivery of PC-12 Pronews Yves Le Marquand 6 Oct 25 0Celebrating its fifth anniversary, Haute Aviation has taken delivery of the world’s first commercially registered Pilatus PC-12 Pro. Amongst other new features, the PC-12 Pro… Read more
Pilatus pauses Swiss roll in USopinion Alasdair Whyte 16 Aug 25 0Aviation journalists love writing about Pilatus because you can throw in as many clichés as private bankers in Zug. Pilatus aircraft are as precise as… Read more
Pilatus puts temporary halt on US aircraft deliveriesnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Aug 25 0Pilatus is “temporarily” halting deliveries of its PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft to the US. The Swiss aircraft manufacturer says new US tariffs, set at 39%,… Read more
Pilatus posts $1.8bn revenue in 2024news Fayaz Hussain 3 Mar 25 0Swiss aerospace manufacturer Pilatus announced financial results for 2024 wherein it reported a revenue of $1.8bn, up 10.5% compared to same period last year on… Read more
Business jet market soars, rotorcraft stumbles in 1H24: GAMAnews Fayaz Hussain 16 Sep 24 0The business aviation industry experienced a significant surge in the first half of 2024, according to a second quarter 2024 aircraft shipment and billing report… Read more
Silver Aviation awaits next PC-12 NGX deliverynews Terry Spruce 14 Sep 23 0Silver Aviation is awaiting the delivery of a PC-12 NGX in the next three weeks to join its fleet of two PC-12s. Based at Manchester… Read more
The first PC-12 NGX is flying in Japannews Terry Spruce 29 Jun 23 0The first Pilatus PC-12 NGX has been delivered to Japanese private jet membership company OpenSky. The single-engine turboprop will carry passengers to destinations throughout Japan.… Read more
Platoon Aviation takes delivery of their sixth PC-24news Terry Spruce 28 Apr 23 0Pilatus and Platoon Aviation celebrated this year the handover of two more PC-24 aircraft. With the handover of Super Versatile Jet, manufacturer serial number 306,… Read more
It’s Maytime (for turboprops)opinion Mike Stones 11 Apr 23 0Spring is springing (in the northern hemisphere, at least). It’s nearly Maytime – and that means more growth and opportunity for turboprop business aircraft. Not… Read more
IADA welcomes Lone Mountain Aircraft as a new Accredited Membernews Terry Spruce 23 Aug 22 0Lone Mountain Aircraft, an aircraft reseller which annually handles over 200 pre-owned transactions, has joined the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) as an accredited dealer.… Read more
A ‘high flying’ year as Pilatus posts 2021 resultsnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Apr 22 0It was a “high flying” year for Pilatus as the Swiss OEM set a new delivery record and posted 1.3bn Swiss francs (SF) in sales… Read more
Pilatus PC-24: ‘Ready for the growing post Covid return to business aviation’news Mike Stones 12 Aug 21 0“It’s like a PC-12 but flies a lot faster.” The words belong to Edwin Brenninkmeyer, CEO and founder of Oriens Aviation, the British Isles exclusive… Read more
PC-12 Super Legacy’s seven-blade prop ‘completes package’news Mike Stones 8 Jan 21 0The recent certification of the MT47 ‘Silent 7 Propeller’ fitted to a demonstrator PC-12 aircraft from upgrade specialist Super Legacy XP “completes the package” of… Read more
Pilatus PC-12 NGX wins Transport Canada certification, as UK sees first deliverynews Mike Stones 3 Aug 20 0The Pilatus PC-12 NGX single-engine turboprop aircraft has received Transport Canada type certification and, in a separate development, the first model has been delivered to… Read more
Pilatus PC-24, in Swedish Medevac configuration, completes maiden flightnews Mike Stones 24 Jul 20 0The first of six Pilatus PC-24s, in medevac configuration for the Swedish Air Ambulance Organisation (SAAO), successfully completed its maiden flight this week (July 22nd).… Read more
Pilatus reports $1.13bn turnover in 2019 and ‘severe turbulence’ in 2020news Mike Stones 15 May 20 0Pilatus Aircraft has revealed a 2019 turnover of CHF 1.1bn ($1.13bn) and operating income of CHF 153m ($157.30m), followed by “severe turbulence” this year, sparked… Read more
Oriens Aviation secures three delivery positions for British Isles based customersnews Terry Spruce 14 Jun 19 0Oriens Aviation is pleased to offer three delivery positions on the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet, hard on the heels of Pilatus Aircraft Ltd re-opening the… Read more
First RFDS PC-24 landing on unpaved dirt airstripnews Terry Spruce 4 Jun 19 0The very first PC-24 of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS Central Operations) with serial number 118 arrived in Australia in April 2019.… Read more
Pilatus re-opens PC-24 order booknews Terry Spruce 31 May 19 0Pilatus has already handed over 30 PC-24s since the first customer delivery in February 2018. The PC-24 fleet leader, serial number 101 belonging to PlaneSense,… Read more
