Booking a private jet is like renting a car--that’s the promise of American fractional flight programme operator Planesense and its Luxembourg counterpart, Jetfly. The two companies announced their partnership on Wednesday 22 January with the aim of offering their customers an “enhanced service.” Starting from 1 April 2025, shareholders in each programme will be able to use their flight hours on the other programme’s fleet, thereby gaining access to private jets on both sides of the Atlantic.
Fractional ownership is based on a simple idea: instead of buying a whole aircraft, customers acquire a share of an aircraft. This share corresponds to a number of usable flying hours per year. The aircraft is shared with other co-owners, reducing the fixed costs associated with maintenance, management and parking. Operators like Planesense and Jetfly take care of all these aspects, from pilot recruitment to flight planning and aircraft maintenance. Owners benefit from the flexibility and comfort of a private jet, without the logistical constraints.
In practical terms, this collaboration will enable customers to use their fractional hours on the other side of the Atlantic. Flight bookings and billing processes will, however, remain managed within the respective programmes, in order to “simplify and streamline the process.”
“This partnership marks the beginning of a new chapter in the exceptional experiences we aim to offer our owners, while maintaining the same high standards. We look forward to mutual success in the future,” said Jetfly CEO Cédric Lescop. A satisfaction shared by Planesense CEO and president George Antoniadis, who added: “I am convinced that Planesense shareholders will be in good hands when they travel in Europe.”
Based in Niederanven, Jetfly operates a fractional fleet of 26 PC-12 turboprops and 13 PC-24 jets, serving over 3,000 airports and airfields across Europe. The company employs 500 aviation professionals, including 250 in-house trained pilots, and has over 400 aircraft owners in its fractional programme.
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