Charter & Fractional
Fractional Profile: PlaneSense Takes A Unique Heading
The turboprop operator is adding jets to the mix.
PlaneSense currently operates a fleet of 34 Pilatus PC-12 turboprops and will be adding jets to the mix.
PlaneSense currently operates a fleet of 34 Pilatus PC-12 turboprops and will be adding jets to the mix.

When George Antoniadis launched PlaneSense offering fractional shares in the Pilatus PC-12, he raised a few eyebrows. Like the fabled David, he would be taking on Goliaths such as NetJets, Flexjet and Flight Options. But Antoniadis appeared to have even more working against him. PlaneSense was a startup offering shares in a 1,500-nm-range turboprop single while the other fractionals flew a broad array of jets with far greater range and speed, not to mention sex appeal. Perhaps the biggest risk was that the aircraft was totally unknown in the U.S., and the manufacturer itself had no track record in America.