Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the 700th PC-12 since the single- engined turboprop entered service in 1994. The handover in April was of the second of three PC-12s bound for a private Canadian owner. Pilatus is developing its Next Generation PC-12, which is scheduled for certification at the end of the year featuring a Honeywell Primus Apex avionics system, a new cockpit designed by BMW DesignworksUSA, and a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P engine.
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Source: Flight International
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
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