The deliveries of the Pilatus PC-12 NGs that the Finnish Air Force has purchased from Switzerland will take place ahead of schedule. The first aircraft destined for Finland are currently undergoing flight testing, and the first examples of the service’s new liaison aircraft will be ferried to Finland in July. The initial schedule called for deliveries during the last quarter of the year.
A contract for the purchase of six aircraft was signed between the Finnish Air Force and Pilatus Aircraft in the spring of 2009. The new aircraft will replace six twin-engined Piper Chieftains, which have soldiered on for a quarter of a century and will be retired during 2010, nine Valmet Redigos that have been flown in liaison duties, and seven Piper Arrows, which were already struck off charge in 2004. The service will most likely retain its Redigos until 2013. The new aircraft is a marked improvement over its predecessors in terms of speed and range and can reach Brussels from Helsinki non-stop.
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