Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft said the much-anticipated certification and initial customer delivery of the Pilatus PC-24 twin-engine business jet is expected by the end of Q4 this year. For an aircraft whose key target market is current operators of the ubiquitous PC-12 single turboprop, it is only fitting that the delivery of the first PC-24 will be to PlaneSense. The US fractional specialist, which currently boasts a fleet of 35 PC-12s, has six PC-24s on order. The company’s first jet-powered aircraft, the PC-24 will offer greater range and speed than the PC-12, while retaining the type’s overall ruggedness and ability to make use of very short runways.