Pilatus is reaping the fruits of strong general aviation and reawakened military trainer markets, and this year should see breakthroughs in both segments. A surge in demand in the business and general aviation market in recent years has left Pilatus already sold out for PC-12 production slots in 2007, the company announced late last week. Moreover, sales of the aircraft reached a new high of 90 aircraft in 2006. PC-12 activity has been on an upward trajectory since the collapse of the market in 2002 when sales fell to 49 aircraft from 75 in 2001.
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