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Fractional share operator PlaneSense has taken delivery of its 75th Pilatus PC-12 turboprop 26 years after receiving its first of the Swiss-made single-engine turboprops in 1995 PlaneSense, Inc. recently took delivery of its 75th Pilatus PC-12. Its fleet of Swiss-made single-engine turboprops will reach 38 aircraft by the end of 2021. Six more were ordered for 2022. Tail number N131AF is the 75th PC-12 received by PlaneSense, the biggest customer worldwide for the aircraft type. It took delivery of its first PC-12 in 1995, serial number 120, the 20th of the type off the Pilatus assembly line. It was the launch of the operator’s fractional program. “The Pilatus PC-12 has been the foundation of the PlaneSense program,” said George Antoniadis, President & CEO of the provider. “Its reliability, comfort, safety record, and versatility provide shareowners with the most intelligent solution for private travel at a responsible price point.” “Congratulations to PlaneSense on this impressive milestone,” said Markus Bucher, CEO, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. “We have enjoyed being a part of the company’s continued growth and are honored that PlaneSense and its clients value the Pilatus PC-12 and its capabilities. We look forward to delivering many more PC-12s to PlaneSense for years to come.” PlaneSense, Inc. manages all maintenance of its PC-12 fleet with state-of-the-art maintenance facilities in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Boulder City, Nevada. Seventh-largest U.S. operator The company is the seventh-largest operator in the U.S. ranked by fractional and charter fly hours, through June, according to data from Argus Traqpak. The company has taken delivery of 75 PC-12s over the years. However, it is not currently still flying all those aircraft. To keep the fleet young PlaneSense, Inc. sells aircraft out of the fleet after a period of time. The average age of the PC-12 fleet is currently 5.6 years. The operator expanded its fractional program offering in 2018 with the delivery of the world’s first Pilatus PC-24 jet. The company now has six PC-24s in its fleet with one more expected in 2021. It will add three more PC-24 jets in 2022. Last month PlaneSense added the Western U.S. to the primary service area of its PC-12 fractional program. BECOME A SUBSCRIBER TODAY