List of Pilatus PC-12 operators
As of July 2016[update], 1,400 Pilatus PC-12s have been delivered.[1] Most are used in the civil market.
Civilian
Airline operators
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- Canada
- Air Bravo Corp
- Nakina Air Service
- North Star Air
- Pascan Aviation
- Wasaya Airways
- Tantalus Air
- Harbour Air [2]
- Chile
- China
- Jiangxi Express Airlines[3]
- Europe
- New Zealand
- Russia
- United States
- Alaska Seaplanes
- Boutique Air
- PlaneSense
- Surf Air
- Tradewind Aviation
- Quest Diagnostics
- Aviation Charters, Inc
- Tanzania
Former airline operators
- Canada
Other notable civil operators
- Australia
- Royal Flying Doctor Service - operates 31 PC-12s for EMS/medical transport duties.
- South Africa
- Comair Flight Services (Charter) - operates 11 PC-12s
- United States
- PlaneSense (Fractional/Charter) - operates 35 PC-12s
Government
- Argentina
- Argentine National Gendarmerie - operates one PC-12[4]
- Australia
- Western Australia Police - operates two PC-12s for staff transport, search and rescue and disaster relief.[5]
- Northern Territory Police[6]
- Canada
- Ontario Provincial Police - PC-12/45 with a camera mounted under the fuselage
- Ornge - operates 10 PC-12 NG for aeromedical transport[7]
- Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Ireland
- Irish Air Corps - operates 3 PC-12NGs for air ambulance, logistics and ISR operations.[8]
- Switzerland
- 1 PC-12 NG Federal Office of Civil Aviation [9]
- United States
- Customs & Border Protection - Office of Air & Marine (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)[10]
- Phoenix Police Department (Arizona) - PC-12 Spectre[11]
- State Of Wisconsin - PC-12/45[12]
- Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Prevention and Control - 2 PC-12 Spectre for wildland fire and SAR missions.[13]
Military
- Afghan Air Force - operates 18 PC-12NG[14] variants for special operations use. (Similar to USAF U-28A);[15] 13 were delivered in March 2015. In addition Sierra Nevada Corporation has provide five SIGINT aircraft by the end of the year.[16]
- Bulgarian Air Force - operates one PC-12 for VIP transport.[17]
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- Finnish Air Force - operates six PC-12NG aircraft as liaison aircraft.[18]
- Irish Air Corps - currently operates one PC-12NG aircraft in a utility transport role. Currently three PC-12M SPECTRE aircraft are on order for reconnaissance and transport purposes.[19][20]
- Iraqi Air Force - operates 5 PC-12[14]
- South African Air Force - operates one PC-12 with 41 Squadron for VIP transport.[21]
- Swiss Air Force - operates one PC-12 for research flights and VIP transport.[22]
- United States Air Force - operates 35[14] PC-12 (designated U-28), for special operations.[23]
- United States Navy - operates 1 PC-12NG[14]
References
- ^ "Pilatus Delivers 1400th PC-12 and Achieves Major Flight Time Milestone" (Press release). Pilatus. 5 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.harbourair.com/the-experience/fleet/
- ^ "Short-distance air service launched in Jiangxi Province, aims to create one-hour commuting circle - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Airscene: Military Affairs". Air International, May 2000, Vol. 58, No. 5. p. 261.
- ^ "Western Australia Police Air Wing." police.wa.gov.au. Retrieved: 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority Aircraft Register." casa.gov.au. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Ornge Adds New High Performance Medically Equipped Aircraft to Fleet" (Press release). Ornge. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Aviation.ca.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Air_Corps?wprov=sfla
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pilatus PC-12 Fact Sheet cbp.gov. Retrieved: 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Despite recession, Phoenix police have new $4 mil plane ." azcentral.com. Retrieved: 8 August 2014.
- ^ "FAA Registry N395W." FAA. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Colorado Unveils New Multi Mission Wildfire Fighting Aircraft" Denver Post
- ^ a b c d "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal Insight. 2019. Archived from the original on December 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ "Afghan SpecOps gets PC-12NG Transport Planes." defenseindustrydaily.com, 12 October 2012,
- ^ Jennings, Gareth (18 March 2015). "Afghan special forces to receive PC-12 SIGINT aircraft". janes.com. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Bulgarian military aviation OrBat." Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Pilatus PC-12 NG for Finnish Air Force" (Press release). Pilatus Aircraft. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ Brady, Tom (25 December 2017). "Air Corps to spend €32m on new aircraft to act as 'an eye in the sky'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Jennings, Gareth (19 December 2017). "Irish Air Corps signs for three PC-12s". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "South African military aviation OrBat." Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Swiss military aviation OrBat." milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
- ^ "U-28A" af.mil Retrieved: 2 July 2017.