PILATUS Aircraft For Sale

About Pilatus Aircraft

Taking its name from Mount Pilatus in the Swiss Alps, Pilatus Aircraft manufactures single-engine turboprop and twin-engine jet aircraft, including the PC-12 NGX, the PC-21, and the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet. Pilatus was founded in 1939 in Stans, Switzerland, originally for the purpose of completing maintenance and performing repair work for the Swiss Air Force.

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Pilatus PC-24

Pilatus Operations

Pilatus’ headquarters are located in Stans near Buochs Airport. The firm has an independent Pilatus Business Aircraft subsidiary in Broomfield, Colorado, that performs about 70% of finishing work on PC-12 aircraft made in Stans and handles marketing, sales, and service for North America and South America. Another independent subsidiary operates in in Adelaide. Established in 1998, it serves as a sales support centre and handles marketing for the PC-12 and PC-24 in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands region.

Turboprops & Jets

Variants of Pilatus’ pre-owned and current aircraft models include the PC-12 business turboprop and PC-7, PC-6/B2-H1 Turbo Porter, PC-21, and PC-24. The PC-12 made its maiden flight in 1991, and is cited as Pilatus’ best-selling aircraft. Pilatus produced its 1,800th PC-12 series aircraft, a PC-12 NGX, in May 2021. The NGX was introduced in 2019 as the third major progression of the PC-12 airframe; Pilatus says it’s the industry’s most advanced, versatile single-engine turboprop. The aircraft features an enhanced engine, improved avionics, and a completely redesigned cabin. PC-12 NGX deliveries began in 2020.

First unveiled in 2013, the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet is described as the first-ever Swiss business jet and world’s first business jet than can be operated from short, unprepared runways. The PC-24 obtained type certificates in 2017 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In January 2021, Pilatus delivered the 100th PC-24. Along with business travel, Pilatus notes the jet is used for medevac flights in Australia and the United States.

Honoring The RAAF

In April 2021, Pilatus offered special congratulations to the Royal Australian Air Force on its 100th anniversary. After years of operating the Pilatus PC-6, the RAAF began using the Pilatus PC-9 trainer in 1987, only to replace that model in 2019 with the single-engine Pilatus PC-21 trainer that Pilatus designed specifically with student pilots in mind.

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