# Pilatus to acquire RUAG Aerostructures Schweiz AG's workforce and machinery

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd will gradually take over RUAG Aerostructures Schweiz AG's entire workforce of around 230 employees and all its machinery from Q2 2024, increasing its own production capacity at the Emmen site.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-01-22
- Where: Emmen, Switzerland
- Jobs: 230
- Status: announced
- Products: aircraft components, fuselages, horizontal stabilizers
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Pilatus Aircraft](https://endata.com/companies/31610.md) (acquirer)
- [RUAG Aerostructures Schweiz AG](https://endata.com/companies/75151.md) (target)
- [RUAG Aerostructures Switzerland](https://endata.com/companies/75323.md) (target)

## Sources

- [pilatus-aircraft.com](https://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/news/ruag-aerostructures), 2024-01-22: "This takeover will allow us to strengthen Central Switzerland as a business location, safeguard jobs and create new perspectives."
- [lawstyle.ch](https://lawstyle.ch/pestalozzi-beriet-ruag-aerostructures-schweiz-ag-beim-verkauf-des-flugzeugstrukturbaus-in-der-schweiz/), 2024-01-30: "Wir freuen uns sehr, dass wir in der Pilatus-Familie einen Eigentümer finden, mit dem RUAG Aerostructures Schweiz bereits eine jahrzehntelange, erfolgreiche Partnerschaft verbindet."

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