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2026
20 August Schwarzhorn is named after a Swiss mountain and the colour of the composite components produced there.

Pilatus brings composite development and production together

The building groups raw material storage, component production, subassembly and surface treatment into a single self-sufficient process before final assembly.

15 April

ReleasePC-12 PRO simulator certified for pilot training

29 January The Sarasota site will support US aircraft assembly and create 200 jobs over the next five years.

Pilatus brings production to Florida with Sarasota launch

The company has broken ground on its flagship US site, part of a long-term expansion effort to meet global demand and boost North American support.

2025
14 March

ReleaseThe most advanced single has landed: introducing the Pilatus PC-12 PRO

2024
10 April Pilatus engineers carried out an extensive campaign of flight tests to expand the entire envelope for the higher design weights.

Latest PC-24 offers more range and payload

The Payload Range Increase Program focused on increasing the payload capacity and range, while retaining the PC-24's aerodynamic characteristics and flight handling, so that meant no major changes to the external shape.

2023
11 October The new PC-24 model.

PC-24 gains range, payload, and optional divan bed

The payload increase was achieved by refining both wing and fuselage structural elements to reduce the airframe empty weight while simultaneously increasing the maximum gross take-off weight limit.

2022
11 April

ReleasePilatus ends 2021 financial year flying high

2021
6 July

ReleaseExtensive list of new features for the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet

10 January The Pilatus team celebrate an important milestone.

Pilatus delivers PC-24 number one hundred

Investment in the PC-24 has helped Pilatus to secure jobs at its Swiss site on a long-term basis. It is also working on further optimisations to ensure the order book remains buoyant.

2020
7 February

ReleasePC-24 rough field certification campaign brought to a successful conclusion

2018
22 June

ReleaseFirst landing on an unpaved runway for the PC-24

2017
8 December

ReleasePilatus obtains PC-24 type certificates

6 October

ReleasePC-24 Super Versatile Jet: Certification imminent

12 July

ReleaseFirst PC-24 series aircraft successfully married and now standing on own "legs"

22 May

ReleasePilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-24 super versatile jet built with Hexcel composite materials on display at Geneva show

18 May

ReleasePilatus presents series standard PC-24 at EBACE 2017 and series production is underway

6 March

ReleaseThird PC-24 prototype took off on maiden flight today

2016
28 October

ReleaseThe PC-24 flies to NBAA-BACE 2016 and exceeds performance data

2015
16 November

ReleaseThe second PC-24 prototype is airborne

11 May

ReleaseThe PC-24 takes off on its maiden flight

8 April

ReleasePilatus announces revenue results, building at Stans and PC-24 progress

2014
1 August

ReleaseThe Pilatus PC-24, the world's first "super versatile jet" leaves the production hangars

2013
21 May

ReleasePilatus presents its latest flagship, the PC-24 twin-jet