Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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After previously <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2025-08-11/tariffs-force-temporary-halt-pilatus-us-deliveries">announcing</a> a temporary halt to U.S. deliveries of its PC-12 single-engine turboprop and PC-24 twinjet in August, due to 39% tariffs imposed on Swiss products by the U.S. government, Pilatus has committed to resuming deliveries to U.S. customers. Earlier this week, Pilatus handed over the first <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-11-04/first-us-customers-take-delivery-pc-12-pro">PC-12 Pro</a> for a U.S. customer.
A Pilatus spokesman told AIN, “For the time being, Pilatus will honor its contractual responsibilities towards its U.S. clients and dealers by ensuring deliveries to the USA until the end of 2025. PC-12 and PC-24 ferry flights to the USA have therefore resumed. Intensive discussions have been held with U.S. sales partners and end customers to seek transition solutions with regard to handling trade tariffs.”
“In addition, the Pilatus final assembly plant in Colorado and the subsidiaries in the USA, which employ around 400 employees, need to be kept working at full capacity. The decision was therefore taken for this reason as well. Overall, however, this move will result in a considerable loss of earnings for Pilatus.”
Next year, Pilatus will open a new <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-08-27/pilatus-set-major-expansion-florida">service center</a> at Florida’s Sarasota International Airport (KSRQ). Eventually, the company plans to build a final assembly plant there for aircraft slated to go to buyers in North and South America.

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