The PC-21 will not only revolutionize our pilot training and take it to a whole new level, but it will also allow us to reduce the cost of our pilot training.»Īndré Zimmermann, VP Government Aviation at Pilatus, added: «We are delighted that the first PC-21 in the national colors will be flying the Spanish skies from now on. So the Swiss offer ended up winning over the competition.Īir Force Brigadier General León-Antonio Machés, Deputy Director General of Programs of the DGAM (Spanish Ministry of Defense) commented at the handover: «We are very pleased to be able to integrate such an advanced training system.
The acquisition program had an allocated budget of 225 million euros, but the package presented by Pilatus for 24 aircraft (plus ground equipment, simulators, training, etc/) to the Spanish Government was valued at only 204 million.
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