Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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As scheduled, Pilatus Aircraft opened the order book for its PC-24 today at EBACE, and it had orders for 75 of the utility twinjets by the time the show closed for the day. The first contract was inked by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, with an order for four PC-24s. U.S. fractional-share PC-12 operator PlaneSense placed an order for six PC-24s, and other buyers included Falcon Aviation Services of the UAE, with two; Luxembourg-based Jetfly, four; and U-Haul International in the U.S., two.


“It’s fantastic to be able to sign the first sales contracts for our new aircraft with such well known operators,” said Pilatus chairman Oscar Schwenk. “I would like to express my sincere thanks to our customers for their confidence in our company and in the PC-24.”


PlaneSense president and CEO George Antoniadis said he expects to receive one of the first PC-24s after certification in 2017. The company’s six PC-24s are to be delivered in the first three years after entry into service. “And we also have agreements with Pilatus for a steady flow of further orders beyond the first three years,” he said.

In First Day, Pilatus Racks Up Orders for 75 PC-24s

U.S. fractional-share Pilatus PC-12 operator PlaneSense placed an order for six PC-24s.

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