Pilatus PC-21: Over 500.000 flight hours completed

So far, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus has been able to deliver around 250 examples of the PC-21 training aircraft. To date, they have completed a total of around 500.000 flight hours.

Ioannis Papachristofilou, recently elected VP Government Aviation at Pilatus, emphasizes: “The PC-21 offers air forces a highly efficient platform for training their jet pilots. The training aircraft has extremely high equipment and performance features as well as smart avionics. The PC-21 allows training hours to be flown using significantly less fuel, making it an extremely cost-effective, sustainable and intelligent training platform.”

In addition to the aircraft itself, the integrated PC-21 training system includes mission planning and debriefing systems, training materials, virtual reality tools and a simulator - an essential element in the field of ground-based training. The fleet currently consists of almost 250 PC-21s worldwide. Customers include the world's best air forces from Europe, the Middle and Far East and Australia. The Spanish Air Force also trains with the PC-21. With the purchase of 16 additional PC-21s and associated simulators in March 2023, it is now the largest PC-21 operator in Europe. The Swiss Air Force has also been using the PC-2008 since 21 and is using it to successfully train future military pilots.