MEDIA RELEASE Stans, Switzerland, 20 May 2019 Pilatus has already handed over 30 PC-24s since the first customer delivery in February 2018. The PC-24 fleet leader, serial number 101 belonging to PlaneSense, has already flown over 1,100 hours in its first 15 months of operation. The PC-24 fleet as a whole has clocked up over [...]
PRESS RELEASE Thunder Bay, Ontario - May 17, 2019 Levaero Aviation Inc. announced today that industry veteran Ray Kuliavas has joined its executive team as Vice President with an emphasis on business development. Kuliavas brings with him more than 40 years of experience in aviation, focusing on key areas of new client acquisition, client retention [...]
(Thunder Bay, Ontario) – August 21, 2018 Pilatus Remains 1stin 2018 PP Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey, with TP Div, a constant winner for the past 17 years. The 2018 edition of Pro Pilot’s annual survey, released this week, has revealed that Pilatus remains first in product support, based on the quality of post-purchase support [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Levaero Aviation has signed dealer agreements with Advent Aircraft Systems, Inc. for the sale and installation of Advent’s eABS anti-skid braking systems for the Pilatus PC-12 and King Air B200/B300 aircraft. The Advent eABS is a proven light weight, low-cost, and easily installed anti-skid braking system designed especially for turbine powered aircraft up to 20,000 [...]
