A US premier at this year’s NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando: the first-ever presentation of the PC-24 prototype to a US audience at the Pilatus outdoor stand. The PC-24 development program is progressing to plan and Pilatus expects its new business jet to exceed previously published performance data! Visitors to NBAA-BACE […]
The 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 sign HB-VXB flew across Central Switzerland for a total of 82 minutes. Following on from the maiden flight of the first PC-24 prototype (P01) in May of this year, this […]
A historic moment for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd and a milestone in Swiss economic history: the rollout of the PC-24, the very first business jet to be “made in Switzerland” is just around the corner. Several thousand spectators are expected to attend the rollout event, including high- ranking guests from business and politics. Over 120 performers, […]
It’s official. You can now place an order with Pilatus to buy your very own PC-24 business jet — provided you can come up with the $8.9 million it will cost to do so. Pilatus confirmed at EBACE in Geneva yesterday that it is now taking orders for the twinjet, certification for which is expected in early […]
Today at EBACE, Pilatus unveiled the newest addition to their aircraft fleet. The PC-24 will offer its future owners a combination of performance and versatility including the ability to take and land from unfinshed surfaces. The cabin interior will be available in a wide choice of different configurations ranging from an executive layout with 6-8 […]
Payload and Range PC-12NG: 347 lbs more payload, 750 nm more range with six passengers. In a typical executive configuration, the PC-12 NG is normally outfitted with six large full- function (swivel, recline) executive seats in the passenger cabin. A seventh passenger can occupy the right cockpit seat. The C90GTi normally has five Passenger seats, with […]
As released by Pilatus today, “Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd received a Supplemental Type Certificate from the FAA to install the Garmin G600 avionics system in all pre-NG PC-12 aircraft produced between 1994 and 2008. The retrofit enables PC-12 owners to take advantage of modern flat-panel avionics features that reduce pilot workload, improve situational awareness, reduce […]