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PlaneSense is the world's largest fractional operator of Pilatus aircraft, operating a fleet of 62-64 aircraft — 45-46 Pilatus PC-12 (all NG/NGX models) and 17-18 Pilatus PC-24 jets — from 41+ pilot-selectable reporting bases across the United States. It is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with a training facility in Tampa, Florida and a maintenance facility in Boulder City, Nevada. PlaneSense employs approximately 240-300 pilots and 600 total employees. PlaneSense is non-union. George Antoniadis has served as Founder, President & CEO since launching the company in 1995.
For interview purposes, the simplest way to frame PlaneSense is this: it is the niche fractional operator that built its entire business around the Pilatus PC-12 turboprop and PC-24 jet — two aircraft designed for short-runway, high-utility operations that can access 5,000+ airports (compared to roughly 1,000 for conventional jets). PlaneSense is the lowest-time-requirement fractional operator in the industry, hiring First Officers with as few as 750 total hours, making it a genuine career-launching platform for pilots building turbine time. The company operates to the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. PlaneSense celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025, recently launched the world's first PC-12 NGX Level D full-flight simulator in Tampa (February 2025), and introduced CobaltPass jet cards in May 2025. The company has surpassed 440,000 total flight hours since inception.
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