Oriens Aviation, the authorised sales and service centre for Pilatus aircraft in the British Isles, is expanding its service portfolio with a newly granted Air Operator’s Certificate from the UK Civil Aviation Authority for the PC-12 aircraft family. Its new subsidiary, Oriens Flight Operations, has already signed two PC-12NGXs under the business’ AOC as of January 2023, based at London Biggin Hill and Manchester Airports.
Oriens Flight Operations business is led by Glen Smith as Accountable Manager. Glen’s 25 years’ experience in business aviation has included senior accountable positions within AOC operations, including Accountable Manager, Ground Operations Manager and Continuing Airworthiness Manager. He has worked with multiple UK charter operators managing entry-level up to long-range executive jet aircraft.
“The award of an AOC and establishment of this flight operations department is a significant investment in our seven-year history supporting Pilatus,” said Oriens Aviation founder and CEO Edwin Brenninkmeyer. “The decision was taken in response to demand, talking with customers we support for MRO and technical services and new prospects looking for a comprehensive ownership experience, as the popularity of the PC-12 widens in Europe, including first time business aviation owners and users.”
