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Delivery of the 900th PC-12

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

April 30, 2009

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Pilatus Aircraft is pleased to announce a major program milestone today
with the delivery of the 900th PC-12. At a celebration at the company’s
US headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, owner Ron Roma accepted the
keys to his new aircraft from Pat Epps, President of Epps Aviation, the
factory authorized Pilatus Center for the southeastern United States
based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Roma, who has owned no less than four new PC-12s previously, not only
has the distinction of owning the milestone aircraft, a brand new 2009
PC-12 NG, but also for taking delivery of his 5th new PC-12 from Pilatus.

Roma explained, “Why do I keep coming back? I’ve flown PC-12s for
many years now on personal flights with my family and for business. I
have flown all over the United States and around the world twice in them.
The aircraft is extremely solid and reliable. Pilatus engineering just nailed
it when they originally designed it and since then they have made very
thoughtful improvements over the years. The PC-12 is just a great thing
that keeps getting better, and now I’ll have the latest with the
PC-12 NG.”

Thomas Bosshard, President and CEO of Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd.,
added, “Ron has been a tremendous customer to Pilatus and it’s
impossible to overstate how much we appreciate his business. The 900th
delivery is a very proud moment in the PC-12 program, which is why we
are so pleased to deliver this milestone aircraft to him. He will certainly
put it to work, and we are anxious to hear about the new
adventures he’ll have in his PC-12 NG.”

Featuring a number of significant improvements over its predecessor,
including the fully integrated Honeywell Primus Apex avionics system, a
completely new cockpit designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, and a
more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine, the PC-12 NG
provides operators with a cost effective, efficient, and reliable solution to
meet transportation needs in today’s demanding economy.

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