“IT’S A HUMBLING GESTURE WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS YOU TO SELL THEIR AIRPLANE AND THEN HELP THEM ACQUIRE ANOTHER AIRPLANE, AND THEY KEEP COMING TO YOU FOR THAT.” Written by Noah Goad - Bay Street Bull The aerospace industry, which brings $29 billion in revenue according to the Canadian government, is one of the highest grossing [...]
PRESS RELEASE Thunder Bay, Ontario - July 4, 2018 Levaero Aviation announced today that it has appointed Handfield Aviation as an authorized Pilatus PC-12 Satellite Service Centre. Since 2009, Handfield Aviation has been providing aircraft maintenance solutions at St-Hubert Airport (CYHU) in St-Hubert, QC. Handfield Aviation has expanded and positioned itself as a Canadian leader [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Stans, Switzerland, 22nd June, 2018 The PC-24 made its first landing on an unpaved runway. The Super Versatile Jet is currently undergoing a programme of post-certification tests with special emphasis on unpaved runway operations. Pilatus plans on obtaining “Rough Field” certification in the fourth quarter of 2018. Woodbridge Airfield to the north east [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Stans, Switzerland, 29th May, 2018 Pilatus engineers recently developed and certified a new PC-12 Master Maintenance Plan to give greater flexibility with regard to the timing of required inspections and maintenance. The plan applies to all PC-12 Series, and will reduce required maintenance labour by 20-40%. Based on a detailed analysis of in-service [...]
PRESS RELEASE Thunder Bay, Ontario - January 23, 2018 Thunder Bay, Ontario based Levaero Aviation received EASA AMO approval on January 18, 2018, permitting Levaero to perform maintenance services on EU registered aircraft and components. “Our FAA AMO approval has allowed Levaero to grow and maintain our U.S. client base over the years” explained Steve [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Stans, Switzerland, 8th December 2017 Historic Milestone in Swiss Economic History: Pilatus Obtains PC-24 Type Certificates On 7 December 2017 Pilatus obtained type certificates from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US-American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first ever Swiss business jet. Certification of the Super Versatile Jet prepares the [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Stans, Switzerland, 20th July 2017 Final assembly work on our first PC-24 customer aircraft is proceeding at a swift pace: the fuselage and wings of the first series-built PC-24 were joined together at the head office site on 12 July 2017. Series production is being accelerated continuously to ensure that prompt deliveries of [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Stans, Switzerland, 20th March 2017 Delivery of 91 PC-12 NG single engine turboprops in 2016 make it officially the top-selling turbine-powered business aircraft in the world. With 91 aircraft delivered to customers around the world in 2016, the PC-12 NG outpaced sales of all other individual models of turbine-powered business aircraft. In mid [...]
Take a look at the Enhanced 2016 PC-12 NG featured in this segment of Niche TV. Matt Nicholls, Editor of Wings Magazine gets an exclusive tour of the aircraft by Stan Kuliavas, VP of Sales & Business Development.
originally published in Flight International (June, 2016) Pilatus launched its turboprop single in 1991 with modest sales expectations, but a quarter of a century and a string of updates later it is still in high demand; now, with engine update and other subtle but potent enhancements, its NG is sharper than ever When the PC-12 [...]
