Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
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gptkbp:instanceOf company
gptkbp:acquisition Acquired_by_the_Swiss_government_in_1940
gptkbp:awards Red Dot Design Award
Aviation Industry Awards
Aerospace_Innovation_Award
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Ignaz_Gretener
gptkbp:certifications EASA_certified
FAA_certified
gptkbp:communityEngagement Local sponsorships
Educational partnerships
Support for aviation events
gptkbp:employees approximately 1,500
gptkbp:exportedTo Aircraft to over 100 countries
gptkbp:founded 1939
gptkbp:founder Hans-Peter_Pilatus
gptkbp:headCoach 1,500 employees (2021)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Stans,_Switzerland
Stans
gptkbp:history Founded in 1939 in Switzerland
Became a leader in the general aviation market.
Developed military training aircraft
Expanded into business aviation in the 1990s
Acquired_by_the_Swiss_government_during_WWII
Introduced_the_PC-12_in_1994
Introduced_the_PC-24_in_2017
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.
gptkbp:industry Aerospace
gptkbp:innovation Advanced avionics systems
Fuel-efficient engines
Composite materials in aircraft design
gptkbp:market General aviation
Business aviation
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:PC-12_NGX
gptkb:PC-6_Turbo_Porter
PC-24 Super Versatile Jet
gptkbp:operatingHours CHF 100 million (2020)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Pilatus_Aircraft_Group
gptkbp:partnerships Collaboration_with_Honeywell
Collaboration_with_Pratt_&_Whitney
Collaboration_with_Garmin
gptkbp:products gptkb:PC-12
PC-24
PC-6 Porter
gptkbp:revenue CHF 1 billion (2020)
gptkbp:services Aircraft maintenance
Pilot training
Aircraft sales
gptkbp:subsidiary Pilatus_Aircraft_Ltd._(USA)
gptkbp:sustainability Focus on eco-friendly manufacturing
gptkbp:website www.pilatus-aircraft.com