Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is supplying nine of its PC-9 M training aircraft to the Royal Jordanian Air Force from January 2017, the company announced.
"We are very pleased to welcome the Royal Jordanian Air Force as a new member of the Pilatus family," said Oscar J. Schwenk, chairman of the Board of Directors at Pilatus. "I am equally happy that Pilatus won the deal against several other international competitors and that, in the final round, the Royal Jordanian Air Force chose our PC-9 M over all other aircraft."
The PC-9 is a single engine turboprop with a maximum speed of 368 miles per hour and a range of 955 miles. More than 250 variants of the aircraft have been produced by the Swiss company since 1985.
The contract with Jordan provides for a simulator, training equipment and a comprehensive logistics support package but no details as to the value of the deal was provided.
Pilatus said negotiations for the plane took place over a seven-year period.
By Richard Tomkins
