Sion Airport PC-6, Pilatus PC-7, Pilatus PC-9 and Pilatus PC-21 as well as helicopters it uses Sion intensively with the fighter jets F/A-18 and F-5 Tiger. It is the home base of the militia pilot unit Fliegerstaffel 19 Swans with F-5E. Sion Airport is, at both ends of the runway, equipped with retractable arresting gear devices (used by the F/A-18 and in case of a problem by the F-5). Because of the redimension of the Swiss Air Force it is planned that the Air Force will leave Sion after 2017 and Sion will be used by civil aviation only, acting only as
Guy Sion Guy Sion Guy Sion (born 1980 in Israel) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist, residing in Oslo, Norway. Sion moved to Oslo, Norway, in late 2010 and started working as a music teacher in the Oslo area. He performed at the 2011 Moldejazz with his Lennie Tristano tribute band Crosscurrent. In January 2012 Sion released his second album "Away" featuring Norwegian the guitarist Bjørn Vidar Solli and pianist Erlend Slettevoll. "Away" was well reviews by "All About Jazz" as well as in the Norwegian media NRK P2 Kulturnytt, "Aftenposten", and "Dagsavisen". Since 2013 he has been playing the 1st Alto saxophone