Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland introduced its first jet-powered aircraft at the European Business Aviation convention & Exhibition in Geneva on May 21, 2013. The PC-24 offers the same forward airstair and large aft cargo door found in the PC-12. It is also approved for operations from unimproved runways and gravel air strips.
The first flight was on May 11, 2015.
The PC-24 is powered by two Williams FJ-44-4A Turbofan enginesproviding 3,420 pounds of thrust each.
The cockpit contains Honeywell’s Advanced Cockpit Environment (ACE) with four screen avionics and auto throttles.
The PC-24 was certified on December 7, 2017, and first delivery was to Plane Sense, a Fractional Operator in Portsmouth, NH.
