Pilatus Aircraft to open a new service center in Florida

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus announced the opening of a new sales and service center in Bradenton, Florida. The financial details of the project were not specified. "The 5,000-square-meter hangar will be used for maintenance work, spare parts distribution and the delivery of new PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft. A further 1,600 square metres will be reserved for workshops and administration," stated a press release on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The new site - due to be operational by mid-2026 - is part of a contract signed with Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ) for around 17 hectares of land. Pilatus already has a final assembly plant in the US state of Colorado. "The additional site has no impact on existing jobs at the Stans headquarters," says the company. Adapted from French by DeepL/ac How we work This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the ...