Variant
PC-24
PC-24 is an in-service member of the Pilatus PC-24 family, known for the sole in-service branch of Pilatus’s utility-minded business-jet program.
Range 2,035 nm · Entry 2018
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Pilatus PC-24 family
The PC-24 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The utility-first Swiss jet built to combine executive travel with rough-field flexibility and cargo-door practicality.
Pilatus PC-24 family is a in service business jet built by Pilatus. It first flew in 2015, entered service in 2018, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.
First flight
2015
Service entry
2018
Seating band
6 to 8
Pilatus PC-24 family is an in-service business jet by Pilatus, first flown in 2015 and introduced in 2018, with typical seating for 6 to 8 and range up to 2,035 nautical miles.
Its place in business aviation comes from the combination of mission capability, cabin layout, operator use, and the reasons buyers kept the type or moved to its successors.
Range band
2,035 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Air ambulance · Charter operators
Source stack
- Official manufacturer product pages and brochures
- FAA or EASA type certificate material
- operator mission and cabin references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus
- Program history
- Class
- Business jet
- Aircraft category
- First flight
- 2015-05-11
- Program history
- Service entry
- 2018
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet references
- Typical seating
- 6 to 8
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 2,035 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 440 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
The PC-24 stands out because people remember the mission logic immediately: a business jet that still feels comfortable getting dirty on the ramp.
Business-aviation pages stay focused on engineering, cabin layout, and mission logic instead of celebrity shorthand or lifestyle fog.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 2015
First flight
The PC-24 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 2018
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Forum referencePC-24
PC-24 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Pilatus PC-24 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Forum referencePC-24
PC-24 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Pilatus PC-24 family.