Aircraft
Pilatus boosts capacity of PC-12NG production
Fresh from the announcement by Pilatus (Booth No.

Fresh from the announcement by Pilatus (Booth No. 1397) that is posting another record year for sales of its single-engine utility PC-12 turboprop, the Swiss company said it is set to deliver more airplanes next year and in 2010 than it will this year despite a rise in the base price of the PC-12NG (Next Generation). Pilatus this year opened a new factory with room for two assembly lines.

Launched at NBAA in 1989 and certified in 1994, the PC-12 was designed to compete with multi-engine turboprops such as the Beech King Air 200. It also aimed at small business jets such as the Cessna CJ1, which is faster but has less range and a smaller cabin. Pilatus delivered 90 PC-12s in 2006 and 92 last year, successfully continuing the upward trend of the last five years.

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