PlaneSense is the world’s largest operator of PC-12s and, according to its president and CEO, George Antoniadis, it intends to hold the same ranking among SPn operators. The company thought long and hard about how to develop its fleet to build on the success achieved by the Swiss-built turboprop single.
Antoniadis told AIN that PlaneSense–which is operated by his Alpha Flying company–also considered expanding its fleet with Piaggio Avanti II twin turboprops or an alternative light jet such as the Cessna Citation CJ3. “But we wanted to have the largest cabin in the class, operating economics that beat others in the class and exceptional short-field performance,” he explained. He added that the operator had also been impressed by Embraer’s new Phenom 300 light jet but found that this didn’t fit the runway requirements. Many of PlaneSense’s clients want to be able to fly in and out of restrictive private landing strips.
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