Pilatus

A new sales, service and production site in Sarasota, Florida will serve as a U.S. market hub for Pilatus.

Three aboard Pilatus PC-12 escaped injury after power loss forced an emergency landing.

Latest evolution of the PC-12 reaches American customers.

Swiss plane maker shifts focus to other markets as trade talks continue.

Pilatus handed over its 2,000th PC-12 single-engine turboprop during ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Stans, Switzerland, last week. The aircraft went to New Hampshire-based fractional aircraft ownership company PlaneSense, which operates a fleet of 43 PC-12s and eleven PC-24s. The first PC-12 was delivered in 1994. “We are honoured to receive the 2,000th PC-12,” […]

The Pilatus PC-12 single-engine utility turboprop has now logged more than ten million flight hours since the first examples of the model were delivered in 1994. According to Pilatus, 71 PC-12s have flown for more than 20,000 hours each with the fleet leader logging over 35,000 hours. The company says it has delivered almost 2,000 […]

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus announced on Friday that it has acquired U.S.-based specialist service provider and aircraft vendor Skytech Inc. According to Pilatus, the acquisition will allow the company to expand its involvement in the U.S. market. Skytech, which has locations in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Baltimore, Maryland, has been an independent Pilatus authorized […]

Switzerland-based Pilatus announced on Monday that it set a new production record with 152 aircraft delivered in financial year 2021. The company reported that it saw a 19 percent growth in sales with a total of 1.3 billion Swiss francs (about $1.4 billion) for the year as well as a 35 percent higher operating result […]

Switzerland-based aircraft manufacturer Pilatus has elected Hansueli Loosli as its new chairman of the board of directors. He is replacing Oscar Schwenk, who decided not to stand for reelection to the office after serving in the position for more than 15 years. Schwenk will remain with Pilatus as honorary chairman and president. “I am delighted […]

This week, AVweb’s news roundup uncovered reports on a new battery for the Pilatus PC-24, the launch of a line of digital clocks, a simulator addition for a training center and a survey ranking FBOs. True Blue Power has announced that its TB40 fifth-generation lithium-ion main ship batteries are now certified for the Pilatus PC-24. […]