Unicair's first Pilatus PC-24 ambulance jet takes shape in Stans

Two Pilatus PC-24s are being built in Stans for the German air ambulance operator Unicair, according to the manufacturer's production site. The first, serial number 655, was seen in an assembly hall on 9 September and moved to final assembly the next day. The second is still in the earlier hall, where electronics, engines and wings are being fitted. Both will serve as ambulance jets.

Unicair is phasing out the Learjet 35 and Learjet 45 it has operated until now, replacing them step by step with PC-24s.

The fleet renewal follows Pilatus's acquisition of Air Alliance on 1 April. The German company, based at Siegerland Airport in Burbach, sells Pilatus aircraft, provides maintenance services and runs a flight school. All roughly 120 employees were kept on after the takeover. Unicair was a subsidiary of the Air Alliance Group but was explicitly not part of the acquisition by Pilatus Aircraft and remains an independent company.