Aircraft
Pilatus PC-24 Awarded EASA and FAA Certification
First aircraft to be delivered to PlaneSense in the U.S. in January.
The Pilatus PC-24 twinjet received simultaneous EASA and FAA certification on December 7. Plans call for the first copy to be delivered to U.S.-based fractional provider PlaneSense by the end of December. (Photo: Pilatus Aircraft)
The Pilatus PC-24 twinjet received simultaneous EASA and FAA certification on December 7. Plans call for the first copy to be delivered to U.S.-based fractional provider PlaneSense by the end of December. (Photo: Pilatus Aircraft)

Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft received simultaneous approvals for its new PC-24 “super versatile” jet on December 7 from EASA and the FAA, including authorizations for flight into known icing and single-pilot operations. The $8.9 million (list price) 10-passenger aircraft is “the first ever Swiss business jet,” said the company, which added it was the culmination of eleven-and-a-half years’ work.