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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... 24-409377/Royal Flying Doctor Service (Sydney Kingford Smith) has signed a firm order agreement with Pilatus Aircraft (PCH, Buochs) for one PC-24 with an option for a further one of the type.
The medically-outfitted twinjet is scheduled for delivery in 2017/18 while its option, should it be exercised, would be due in 2018/19.
“The RFDS PC-24 will enable the RFDS to reach patients in need in all corners of South Australia from Adelaide in less than 90 minutes,
including major regional cities like Mount Gambier in just 30 minutes and Moomba in the Cooper Basin in 60 minutes,” John Lynch, CEO of RFDS Central Operations, said.
The first RFDS PC-24 jet will service both South Australia and the Northern Territory while on arrival of the second,
one aeromedical jet will be based at Alice Springs
and the other in Adelaide to provide enhanced coverage throughout the north-south corridor of Australia.
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus has brought a full-scale mock-up of its new PC-24 “Super Versatile Jet” to the Avalon show,
for which the manufacturer already holds orders from Australian customers.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Western Operations (RFDS WO) is a launch customer for the PC-24, with an order for fourof the Williams International FJ44-4A-powered aircraft, which is scheduled to make its first flight in May.