Pilots' work hours significantly exceed actual flying time, as extensive ground duties like flight planning, weather checks, and pre/post-flight activities add approximately 150 hours to an average 75 ...

This year’s Operations Planning Guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft. The aircraft operating costs presented are in a format that separates information into six areas: Direct Mission ...

Cockpit of Pilatus’ new PC-12 Pro. Credit: Pilatus Aircraft For an aircraft to be listed in the Purchase Planning Handbook, a production-conforming article must have flown by Jan. 31 of this year. The ...