Pilatus Aircraft

The Irish government will reexamine a need for an air combat and air intercept capability in five years despite growing concerns about the need for one.

Markus Bucher talks to Aviation Week about the Swiss company’s plan to increase the payload of the PC-24 business jet and shares thoughts on SAF use.

Aerospace manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft says the raw materials shortage it experienced in 2022 has improved, however.

Pilatus delivered 133 aircraft in 2022, according to the OEM’s annual report for 2022 published March 2.

The Pilatus PC-24—described by its manufacturer as a sui-generis “super versatile jet”—took a step closer to entering active service in the UK this week, as distributor Oriens Aviation brought two examples for a familiarization and demonstration tour.

The Irish Air Corps has taken delivery of its three Pilatus PC-12NG intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.

An attempt by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to acquire a new light attack aircraft has met with sharp scrutiny in the program’s first