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March 04, 2022

Quantity Discount? Charter Provider Buys 20 PC-12s

Pilatus Sees Success With Newest Generation NGX

Tradewind Aviation signed an order for a batch of 20 new Pilatus PC-12 NGX aircraft, almost doubling their current fleet of the type to 38. The PC-12 has entrenched itself as the more effete, premium single-engine turboprop on the market, combining affordability, reliability, and capacity, with cabin furnishings upscale enough for the kind of clientele most common to private, chartered passenger service.

MRO and Business Support Provider Changes Hands, Joins Aviation Umbrella

The investment firm that owned West Star Aviation, North East Partners, has sold the outfit to the Sterling Group, closing the deal on March 1st. Sterling is an MRO service provider to a range of business aviation companies, a good fit for a new home. West Star offers comprehensive business aviation capabilities, including repair and maintenance of airframes, engines and APUs, avionics installations and repair, major modifications, interior refurbishment, exterior paint, accessory services, and parts.