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Albinati Aeronautics becomes first Swiss approved MPO operator

Albinati Aeronautics is proud to become the first Swiss operator to be approved for Multi-Pilot Operations (MPO) from both pilot seats for Pilatus PC-12 aircraft.

The advantages of multi-pilot operations on single-pilot certified aircraft include: enhanced resilience and teamwork by both pilots, increased decision making by the full crew and higher standards for training and operating for both pilots.

By being approved to operate as a MPA - Multi-Pilot Aircraft from either both left-hand seat and right-hand seat, pilots are allowed to be trained according to their respective roles and grow in the company and onto other aeroplanes in a more secure way.

"The flight operations and training departments at Albinati Aeronautics have worked together to develop so-called Standard Operating Procedures allowing pilots to fly the Pilatus PC-12 safely from both the right-hand seat as well as from the left-hand seat as it was originally designed,” says Marc Monod, flight operations manager.

Albinati Aeronautics will now apply the same philosophy to its managed Pilatus PC-12 as to its entire fleet.