Pilatus, known for its prudent and measured approach to aircraft development, explored the ambitious PD-01 Master Porter concept in the 1970s. The Master Porter was a twin-turboprop utility aircraft ...

The Pilatus Porter PC-6, an iconic multi-role aircraft, has ceased production after more than 60 years, with the final unit delivered to an Indonesian customer. Known for its exceptional short takeoff ...

Fifty years after the first Pilatus Porter made the long journey from Switzerland to Nepal, the rugged single-engine aircraft is staging a come back in the Himalaya. By a happy coincidence, that first ...

Pilatus marked the end of a 63-year production run for the PC-6 Porter on Dec. 12, 2022, with the last delivery of the venerable turboprop single. The last Pilatus PC-6—S/N 1019—was delivered to ...

KATHMANDU: Yeti Airlines’ second brand new Pilatus Porter (PC 6) aircraft landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this afternoon. “The aircraft has flown direct from the factory to TIA,” said ...

Pilatus Aircraft is hoping that local manufacture of the PC-6 Porter will assist in its campaign to generate more sales in China. The Swiss aircraft manufacturer’s CEO, Markus Bucher, concedes that ...

Pilatus is ceasing production of its PC-6 Porter multirole aircraft—which has been produced without interruption since 1959. Production will end in early 2019, although customer support will continue ...

“Due to the age of the PC-6 and other certification parameters, it is no longer possible to provide this ongoing development in the scope we would wish.” Production of the versatile PC-6 Porter will ...

Swiss aircraft developer Pilatus has revealed an updated version of its PC-12 called the PC-12 Pro, an aircraft with new Garmin touchscreen avionics, auto-land capability, flight-control safety ...

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus has started construction on a new flagship campus at a Florida Airport. Pilatus Business Aircraft LTD leased 17 acres of land for 40 years from the Sarasota Manatee ...