From what it was possible read in the internet, Pilatus developed this new aircraft base on Grob G180 Spn, a low-wing twin-engined corporate jet projected by Grob Aerospace that was designed to land on both paved surfaces and unimproved runway capability (grass and gravel surfaces), and was classed as "commuter class" under EASA CS 23 and FAA Part 23 regulations. After the fatal crash of one prototype in 2006 and the insolvency of Grob Aerospace in 2008.