Oriens Aviation

Oriens Aviation is based at London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB) in Kent, near Westerham. It is the authorised distributor for Pilatus aircraft in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It also distributes Tecnam aircraft in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Aircraft sales are its core business. It sells the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop and the PC-24 twin-engine business jet. Aviation trade press reported in 2019 that the company had extended its Pilatus role to cover PC-24 sales and support, with PC-24 maintenance planned under its Part 145 approvals.

The company also runs a maintenance operation for Pilatus, Tecnam and Cirrus aircraft, including Pilatus warranty work. In addition, it offers aircraft management services such as maintenance scheduling, compliance, crewing and flight planning.

Oriens holds its own UK Air Operator's Certificate and offers charter. According to ch-aviation, in April 2025 it took delivery of its first PC-24 (G-PCTF), which joined two PC-12s on its AOC and was described as its first executive jet available for charter. The same report said it manages a San Marino-registered HondaJet Elite II.

For flyers in the British Isles, it is the main local route to buying a new Pilatus aircraft and to factory-authorised support for one.