The final Pilatus Porter PC-6 aircraft has been delivered, marking the end of one of aviation's longest production runs spanning over 60 years since 1959. Known for its exceptional versatility, robust ...

Pilatus, known for its prudent and measured approach to aircraft development, explored the ambitious PD-01 Master Porter concept in the 1970s. The Master Porter was a twin-turboprop utility aircraft ...

Fifty years after the first Pilatus Porter made the long journey from Switzerland to Nepal, the rugged single-engine aircraft is staging a come back in the Himalaya. By a happy coincidence, that first ...

Pilatus marked the end of a 63-year production run for the PC-6 Porter on Dec. 12, 2022, with the last delivery of the venerable turboprop single. The last Pilatus PC-6—S/N 1019—was delivered to ...

Is it a passenger aircraft, is it a freighter, is it a medevac, is it a recreational aircraft, or is it a surveillance aircraft? If the question is directed at the venerable Pilatus PC-6 Porter, then ...

KATHMANDU: Yeti Airlines’ second brand new Pilatus Porter (PC 6) aircraft landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this afternoon. “The aircraft has flown direct from the factory to TIA,” said ...

“Due to the age of the PC-6 and other certification parameters, it is no longer possible to provide this ongoing development in the scope we would wish.” Production of the versatile PC-6 Porter will ...