Industry on the move: Pilatus’ Oscar Schwenk to step downnews Yves Le Marquand 23 Apr 21 0Pilatus Aircraft chairman, Oscar Schwenk announced he will be stepping down this summer, but will remain with the company in a non-operational capacity. The news… 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
PC-12 – The safest and World’s best selling single turboprop is leader of its classnews CJI Expert 17 May 19 0With demand for the PC-12 NG as high as ever, Pilatus sold 80 PC-12 NGs last year. As a result, the PC-12 again claims the… Read more
Pilatus prepares for the futurenews Terry Spruce 9 May 19 0The business year 2018 was an exceptionally successful one for Pilatus, but also a challenging one. At around 1.1 billion Swiss francs, sales revenue was… Read more
Pilatus hands over first PC-24 Air Ambulancenews Terry Spruce 28 Nov 18 0The 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… Read more
Pilatus hands over PC-24 Super Versatile Jet to Peter Brabeck-Letmathenews Alasdair Whyte 23 May 18 0Peter 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… Read more
Pilatus maintains cruising altitude and writes another chapter in its success storynews Alasdair Whyte 11 May 18 0Financial 2017 was an extremely busy year for Pilatus, and an exceptionally successful one, too. With sales of 986 million Swiss francs, 115 aircraft deliveries,… Read more
EASA and FAA certificates the Pilatus PC-24news Terry Spruce 8 Dec 17 0Pilatus has gained type certificates from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its first business jet. The PC-24… Read more
Pilatus PC-12 reaches 1,500 deliveriesnews Terry Spruce 6 Jul 17 0Pilatus handed over the 1,500th PC-12 built to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS). A celebration was held to mark the milestone.. Just… Read more
Third PC-24 makes maiden flightnews Terry Spruce 7 Mar 17 0The third and final Pilatus PC-24 prototype (P03) flew for the first time on March 6, 2017. The aircraft left Buochs airfield at 9.45 am… Read more
Pilatus aircraft sales passes one billion Swiss Francsnews Terry Spruce 7 Apr 16 0Pilatus the Swiss-based manufacturer of business jets, achieved sales last year of 1.12 billion Swiss francs ($1.17 billion), slightly down from 1.17 billion Swiss francs… Read more
Second PC-24 prototype fliesnews Terry Spruce 16 Nov 15 0The second PC-24 prototype (P02) took off from Buochs Airport today at 10:06 a. m. on its maiden flight. The “Super Versatile Jet” with call… Read more
Pilatus saw slight business aviation growth in record yearnews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 15 0Pilatus Aircraft noted a slight increase in business aircraft production in 2014, delivering 66 PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop aircraft globally, with 50 received by US customers.… Read more
Hans Erni creates artwork design for PC-12NGnews Terry Spruce 17 Dec 14 0Hans Erni, a renowned Swiss artist, has created a hand-drawn design for the Pilatus PC-12NG to celebrate Pilatus Aircraft’s 75th anniversary since it was incorporated… Read more
Pilatus unveils the first PC-24news Terry Spruce 4 Aug 14 0Pilatus Aircraft has officially unveiled its first ever PC-24 prototype. Around 25,000 spectators watched as the show took place at Buochs airfield in central Switzerland.… Read more
Pilatus prepares for PC-24 rolloutnews Terry Spruce 24 Jul 14 0The Pilatus PC-24 jet prepares for its rollout at Stans in Switzerland. Pilatus are preparing for a very busy day on Swiss National Day, 1… Read more
Pilatus opens PC-24 jet order book at EBACE 2014news Terry Spruce 18 May 14 0Pilatus opens new jet order book at Geneva show next week. Pilatus Aircraft will open the PC-24 jet order book next week at the EBACE… Read more
Pilatus forms joint venture and opens new facility in Chinanews Terry Spruce 7 Aug 13 0Pilatus has opened a new facility by the name of Pilatus Aircraft Industry (China) Co. in Chongqing, China as part of a joint venture with… Read more
