Category: Civil Aviation

Pilatus has entered the business jet age, unveiling the PC-24 twin-jet at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exposition (EBACE) in Geneva this week. Work on the prototype is underway, with roll-out scheduled for the third quarter of 2014. The PC-24 will take off on its maiden flight towards the end of 2014. Pilatus says

Research by the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) shows ELTs are only functioning as intended in about 40 to 60 per cent of accidents. The report reveals that pilots and operators of general aviation and low capacity aircraft cannot rely on a fixed fuselage-mounted ELT to activate when required. Also, carrying a personal locator

One month after Diamond Aircraft released the latest enhancement to its DA40 product line – the DA40-XLT, Hawker Pacific has begun the first Australia-wide demonstration tour of the aircraft. For the next three months, the DA40-XLT will be making its way across six states, showing off its enhanced features. This content is available exclusively to

The global fleet of nearly 1,200 Pilatus PC-12s has reached a major milestone by accumulating 4,000,000 flight hours since the first aircraft was delivered in October 1994. To date, the highest time PC-12 has logged more than 24,000 hours in operation as an air ambulance with Air Bravo in Ontario, Canada. Ignaz Gretener, Pilatus Aircraft