Pilatus

Pilatus’ recently certified PC-24 Super Versatile Jet has made its first takeoff and landing at an unimproved airfield. The test flight was made at Woodbridge Airfield north east of London, which was built in the 1940 for the Royal Air Force and is still used by the British Army. “What a picture – the PC-24 […]

Stans, Switzerland-based Pilatus Aircraft exceeded its targets for 2017, showing strong financial results and achieving FAA and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification for its highly anticipated PC-24 Super Versatile Jet. The first PC-24 was delivered in December to the Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based fractional ownership company PlaneSense. In addition to bringing its first business jet […]

The market for new Part 23 and Part 25 general aviation airplanes has yet to see a return to the brisk sales levels recorded before the 2008 financial crisis, but slow deliveries can be blamed at least in part on the encouraging fact that many buyers say they are merely waiting for certification of new […]

Yesterday was a big day for Swiss airplane maker Pilatus Aircraft as the first business jet in the company’s nearly 80-year history was delivered. The customer, Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based PlaneSense, received the airplane and will put it into service in its fractional share ownership program. PlaneSense is very familiar with Pilatus’ products as the company […]

Another year has passed, and, by all measures, 2017 provided a lot of terrific aviation news as seen in our Top 25 Aviation Stories of 2017. But there is a lot of exciting development going on this year, too. Here are some new airplanes that we are looking forward to hearing more about. Bend, Oregon-based […]

As we do at the end of each year, the editors of Flying have compiled a list of the most important, compelling and industry-shaping news stories to emerge in the preceding 12 months. As always, the year was jam-packed with major news stories, from the political battles that gripped Washington to new airplane introductions and […]

Pilatus announced late last night that it has achieved certification for its Super Versatile Jet – the PC-24. Certification was reached both with the FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency concurrently. The achievement is a major milestone for the Swiss manufacturer as the airplane is the first business jet to ever be certified in Switzerland, […]

Pilatus, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer of the successful PC-12 single engine turboprop, says development of its versatile PC-24 Super Versatile business jet has entered its final phase. The PC-24, sporting a large cargo door like the PC-12, is one of the few business jets capable of operating from short, unimproved runways such as grass and […]

As the certification of the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet inches closer, Pilatus announced it is discontinuing the product that helped grow the company decades ago — the PC-6 Porter. The Porter has become known as a terrific short- and unimproved field performer and it’s seen one of the longest continuous production runs of any airplane […]

I’m sitting on a remote dry lake bed in Utah, having a fabulous catered lunch consisting of a variety of scrumptious fresh berries, sandwiches and cookies. It’s as far from the hustle and bustle as you can get. The faintest wind gust is audible, and each step I take on the fine-grained sediment creates a […]