IndustryPilatus delivers 147 aircraft in 2025 as production faces supply chain constraints
Pilatus Aircraft delivered 147 aircraft in 2025, down from 153 units in 2024, as supply chain disruptions and component shortages affected production rates, according to the company’s Annual Report 2025 .
The Swiss manufacturer handed over 82 PC-12 turboprops and 50 PC-24 light jets during the year. Government Aviation deliveries increased, with 14 PC-21 advanced trainers and one PC-7 MKX delivered. In 2024, Pilatus delivered 94 PC-12s, 51 PC-24s and six PC-21s, in addition to leasing two PC-12s .
Total sales reached approximately $2.01 billion in 2025, up from about $1.97 billion the previous year. EBIT declined to roughly $205 million, compared with about $293 million in 2024. Orders received totaled approximately $2.25 billion, while the order backlog increased to about $3.56 billion.
The company said production and delivery targets were revised downward during the year due to global supply chain issues, material shortages and logistical challenges. Assembly operations were also affected by quality deviations in third-party components and additional workload related to the introduction of new systems.
Business Aviation accounted for 70.6% of total sales, generating approximately $1.42 billion, while Government Aviation contributed 29.4%, or about $591 million. The higher share of government revenue reflects increased trainer aircraft activity, including new PC-7 MKX contracts and PC-21 programs.
Production is being ramped up
Production capacity expanded across Pilatus’s network. The Emmen site in Switzerland was fully integrated into the production system, employing 232 staff by year-end. In Spain, the new subsidiary Pilatus Aircraft Ibérica SA in Seville began operations, reaching 75 employees and starting production of PC-24 and PC-12 structural assemblies as well as PC-12 wiring harnesses .
Assembly of PC-21 aircraft for Spain progressed as planned, with the first aircraft from the second batch completing their maiden flights early in the year. Deliveries of the second batch for Spain were largely completed in 2025. Production is also being ramped up for Canada, France and the Netherlands, with first deliveries for the Royal Canadian Air Force scheduled for fall 2026.
In business aviation, the company launched the PC-12 PRO in March, with first deliveries taking place in fall 2025. The PC-24 continued in stable series production despite supply constraints .
Pilatus employed 3,678 full-time equivalents at the end of 2025, up from 3,326 in 2024, with 55.7% of staff working in production .
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