[Avionics Today June 11, 2014] Pilatus Aircraft has signed an agreement with Canadian avionics manufacturer Latitutde Technologies to become the global supplier of the satellite communications system for its PC-24 business jet. Latitude will provide its SkyNode S200 system for the aircraft’s voice, text and data communications.
During the 2014 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), Pilatus sold out of the first three years of production of the PC-24, 84 jets in total. Deliveries of the jet are scheduled to begin in 2017.