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Life Flight Goes Pro with Order for a Dozen PC-12s

Aeromedical operator will start taking delivery of the turboprop singles in 2027

Pilatus and Life Flight deal Verticon 2026 — Pilatus CEO Thomas Bosshard (center) and Life Flight CEO Ben Clayton (right) seal the deal at Verticon. © Mariano Rosales/AIN

By Chad Trautvetter • Online Editor

March 11, 2026

Aeromedical operator Life Flight Network inked an order for a dozen Pilatus PC-12 Pro turboprop singles on Tuesday at Verticon 2026. The 10-year deal, worth about $82 million at list prices, also makes the Aurora, Oregon company the U.S. launch customer for the airplane with an aeromedical interior. Deliveries to Life Flight are set to begin next year.

Under the agreement, the aircraft will be outfitted for ICU-level care and transport at Pilatus Aircraft USA’s facility in Broomfield, Colorado. Life Flight already has 16 aeromedical-configured PC-12s in its fleet, in addition to about 40 aeromedical helicopters. The firm order will be for replacement aircraft, but the company holds options for additional PC-12 Pros to support fleet growth.

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