Western Aircraft Delivers 300th PC-12 and 30th PC-24, Marks 30 Years as Authorized Pilatus Center
Why It MattersA dealer reaching 300 single-engine turboprop deliveries and 30 jets over three decades shows how long-tenured, single-OEM sales-and-service networks compound customer relationships and product-line transitions in the regional market.
What happened
Western Aircraft, an Authorized Pilatus Center and a Greenwich AeroGroup company, is marking three milestones in 2026: the delivery of its 300th PC-12, a PC-12 PRO; the delivery of its 30th new PC-24; and its 30th anniversary as an Authorized Pilatus Sales & Service Center. The milestones were jointly acknowledged at a ceremony at the company's head office in Boise, Idaho, USA.
The partnership between Western Aircraft and Pilatus began in 1996. The 300th new PC-12 carries serial number 3107. The PC-24, which Pilatus calls the world's first Super Versatile Jet, joined Western Aircraft's product lineup in 2018 and has proved popular with customers in its sales territory. Pilatus describes Western Aircraft as one of the most successful and experienced Authorized Pilatus Sales Centers, and the first to reach these milestones.
Pilatus Group CEO Markus Bucher said the two companies had built a partnership founded on trust and shared values over 30 years, and congratulated the Western Aircraft team. Phil Winters, Vice President Aircraft Sales at Western Aircraft, called the milestones extraordinary achievements and credited customers, employees and the Pilatus partnership.
Western Aircraft Inc. was founded in 1957 and has served as an Authorized Pilatus Sales & Service Center since 1996. Based in Boise, it also provides product support across the Pilatus aircraft lifecycle, and its facility handles all maintenance and repair work on Pilatus aircraft using Pilatus-trained specialists. The company has established a strong position in the northwestern United States.
Industry impact & what to watch
Three decades of continuous representation by one dealer for one manufacturer illustrates how the Pilatus network is built: sales, delivery and lifecycle support sit under a single local roof, with maintenance carried out by manufacturer-trained specialists. For an owner, that arrangement ties the purchase decision to the dealer's service capacity as much as to the aircraft itself.
The pairing of 300 PC-12 deliveries with 30 PC-24 deliveries also shows how a territory moves between product tiers. The turboprop built the customer base over twenty-plus years; the jet, added in 2018, was sold into a market the dealer already served. Dealers in that position can offer an upgrade path without handing the relationship to another organisation.
The figures describe one dealer's cumulative record, and they do not by themselves indicate current order flow or how many aircraft are scheduled for upcoming delivery. Those would be the next numbers to look for in any Pilatus update on the PC-12 PRO and PC-24 programs.
