{"id":4673,"date":"2019-05-20T09:19:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2019-05-20T09:19:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:19:42","slug":"pilatus-reopens-pc-24-super-versatile-jet-order-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4673","title":{"rendered":"Pilatus Reopens PC-24 Super Versatile Jet Order Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 5,000 hours of safe airborne time \u2013 an impressive result for the newly launched business jet by Pilatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PC-24 Super Versatile Jet takes off! All in all, 30 PC-24s are currently in operation around the world, including three PC-24s used as medevac aircraft for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Pilatus plans on delivering about 40 PC-24s in 2019, and on stepping up production to 50 aircraft the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oscar J. Schwenk, Chairman of Pilatus, is delighted with the success of the PC-24: \u201cDemand for the PC-24 is phenomenal. From day one, there has been keen interest from various customer segments all over the world. Feedback from the first 30 PC-24 operators is extremely positive, with special mention for the aircraft\u2019s versatility, its spacious, quiet cabin and the incredible performance of the PC-24. These remarks plus the high degree of attention which the aircraft commands all confirm our chosen PC-24 strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certified for unpaved runways and steep approaches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have already certified the PC-24 for use on unpaved runways. Work to obtain post-certification for other surfaces, including grass, is currently underway. The PC-24 has also been certified for steep approaches as required for e.g. the approach into London City Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The very first PC-24 of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS Central Operations) with serial number 118 arrived in Australia on 29 April 2019. A few days later, the first landings on unpaved strips went ahead in Kingoonya, a small and almost totally abandoned farming settlement in the central outback of the Australian state of South Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Order book reopened<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014, Pilatus sold 84 PC-24s in the space of one and a half days. The order book was subsequently closed until receipt of feedback from the first PC-24 operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilatus and its Authorised Pilatus Centres are now taking orders for the PC-24 again, with delivery positions programmed for late 2020 and 2021. The base price of the PC-24 is 10.7 million US dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PC-24 Super Versatile Jet will be on display at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) from 21 to 23 May in Geneva, Switzerland. Reservations for personal visits can be made on site or at any Authorised Pilatus Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,3655,868,1103],"tags":[2011,3107,464,92,1480,160,2002,988,4762,2286,3590,1782,4761,4375,1180,177,1671,1329,3296,589,87,4422,4759,412,995,4602,4364,4760,4758,3357,2120,1055,1817,1694,4374],"class_list":["post-4673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-news","category-business-jet-news","category-transportation-news","category-travel-news","tag-2011","tag-agency","tag-aircraft","tag-airport","tag-australia","tag-aviation","tag-book","tag-business","tag-certified","tag-city","tag-customer","tag-delivery","tag-doctor","tag-ebace","tag-european","tag-faa","tag-first","tag-flying","tag-geneva","tag-jet","tag-london","tag-may","tag-medevac","tag-news","tag-order","tag-pc","tag-pilatus","tag-planesense","tag-reopens","tag-royal","tag-safety","tag-service","tag-super","tag-switzerland","tag-versatile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4675,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4673\/revisions\/4675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}