PC-24 Jet Production Has Begun at Pilatus Aircraft Headquarters

PC-24 Jet Production Has Begun at Pilatus Aircraft Headquarters

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer Updates

Series production of the PC-24 twinjet is now under way at Pilatus Aircraft’s headquarters in Stans, Switzerland, as the company prepares to deliver the first customer aircraft in the fourth quarter following certification. The production status of the first few PC-24s is already “well advanced,” the company said, with the first production airplane already painted in its final livery. In January, PlaneSense was revealed as the launch customer for the new twinjet.

Textron Cockpit Feature Is Emblematic of Aggressive Investment Strategy

Textron Cockpit Feature Is Emblematic of Aggressive Investment Strategy

CFS Blog, Manufacturer Updates

Textron Aviation’s announcement this week of an available head-up display aboard the 3,500-nm range Citation Longitude provides clear evidence of a surge in product investment – $200 million to $2300 million per year. Garmin’s GHD 2100, driven by Citation Longitude’s G5000 integrated avionics system, features a 30-deg. wide by 24-deg. high field of view combiner and compact overhead projector.