# Pilatus acquires RUAG Aerostructures Swiss business

Pilatus will acquire RUAG's Swiss aerostructures division, including all 230 employees and machinery, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is part of RUAG's unbundling, and Pilatus will rent a facility at Emmen airfield to increase in-house production capacity.

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

## Companies

- [Pilatus](https://endata.com/companies/26996.md) (acquirer)
- [RUAG](https://endata.com/companies/50582.md) (target)

## Sources

- [flightglobal.com](https://www.flightglobal.com/business-general-aviation/2024/01/pilatus-to-take-over-ruags-swiss-aerostructures-business/), 2024-01-22: "Pilatus says the acquisition will allow it to increase its in-house production capacity and 'add new competencies'."

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