Pilatus wins Jordanian air force trainer contest

The deal announced today includes nine aircraft plus a simulator, training equipment and a comprehensive logistics support package.

Keen to modernise its pilot training facilities, the RJAF has opted for the Pilatus PC-9 M, knowing that it will provide a resolutely up-to-date, high performance, cost-effective system for basic and advanced pilot training.
Pilatus chairman Oscar Schwenk said the order was only awarded after several years of hard negotiations, from which the PC-9 M finally emerged as the winner.
“We are very pleased to welcome the RJAF as a new member of the Pilatus family. 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!"

Pilatus CEO,Markus Bucher, said that this latest win could act as an encouragement for other airforces to consider the Pilatus training system. “This decision is further proof that we are a world class provider of training aircraft," he said.

The PC-9 M is a proven and efficient training system already used with great success by many air forces around the world. The PC-9 Ms acquired by the RJAF will be ready for delivery from January 2017 and will form the future backbone for training the pilots tasked with flying the latest generation of military jets