PlaneSense continues steady growth with its Pilatus fleet

PlaneSense PC 24 price

With Wheels Up’s retreat, Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 fractional operator PlaneSense now offers the only national, guaranteed turboprop program

Last year, PlaneSense ranked as the seventh-largest operator in the U.S. based on fractional and charter flight hours. It was the third-largest fractional operator, behind only NetJets and Flexjet.

Pilatus PC-24

PC-24

Pilatus PC-24 profile, including current pricing, manufacturing dates, cabin size and passenger capacity, range, speed, baggage space, fractional ownership and jet card options

Pilatus PC-24 Facts

The Swiss-made PC-24 light jet follows the PC-12 turboprop.

It can land on grass strips and features a rear cabin cargo door.

The cargo door in the rear passenger cabin allows quick conversion from passengers, plus the ability to easily load oversize baggage, including skis.

PlaneSense and Volato offer the PC-24 in their fractional ownership programs. OneFlight offers the light jet option in its BAJIT jet card program.

Manufacturing Dates

Production Start: 2018

Production Ends: In Production

Cabin Category

Light Jet

Fleet Size

As of March 2022, Amstat lists 15 Pilatus PC-24s in service.

PC-24 Cabin Size and Passengers

PC-24 seating
Pilatus PC-24 seat diagram in eight-seat layout.

Height: 5 ft 1 in

Width: 5 ft 6 in

Length: 23 ft

Seating Capacity: 6 to 8

Range

The range is from 1,525 to 1,950 nm

Speed

Maximum Cruise Speed: 506 mph

Baggage Space

Varies by configuration. The PC-24 has a 4.4 ft wide x 4.5 ft high rear cargo door.

Access

Fractional Ownership – Yes

Dedicated Jet Card – Yes

Pricing

New Pilatus PC-24s retail for $11.2 million. Used PC-24s are listed starting at approximately $10.49 million.

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Private jet deliveries by year from 2015 to 2022, by OEM, and private jet model from Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Cirrus, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, Honda, Pilatus, and Textron

There were 712 business jet deliveries in 2022, an increase of two units from 2021 and a rebound from 644 in 2020, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

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