On Monday, September 23rd, Business Jet Traveler released its Readers’ Choice Awards. This publication surveys its readers for a variety of categories, which focuses on manufacturers as well as charter companies in the private aviation industry. In the business jet provider company awards, PlaneSense saw great success and nearly swept the award offerings. Additionally, the aircraft manufacturer categories were spread out through several original equipment manufacturers.

Business jet provider awards

Each year, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons, Business Jet Traveler surveys its readers to determine the private aviation customers’ thoughts on lift providers, favorite private jet, and how much they fly privately, among many other questions. This year, in the 14th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards from Business Jet Traveler, PlaneSense nearly swept the lift provider categories. The only award that the charter company did not win was the aircraft model choice, which was won by Solarius Aviation.

PlaneSense Pilatus PC-24

Photo: PlaneSense

However, PlaneSense scored perfectly for Overall Satisfaction, which was followed by NetJets, Flexjet, and VistaJet. PlaneSense also won the award for Customer Service, followed by Solairus Aviation and Flexjet. Finally, PlaneSense took home the award for Value for Price Paid, with Solairus Aviation and Flexjet receiving second and third.

All of these charter companies find themselves in the top 10 of most frequently used charter companies, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons. The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PlaneSense, George Antoniadis, spoke about the awards received by the Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based company. Antoniadis said in a statement,

“I am thrilled that Business Jet Traveler readers ranked us top among all private aviation providers in its annual survey. For 30 years, all of us at PlaneSense have been committed to providing our clients with world-class safety, service, and value. We continually strive to enhance our programs and service and look forward to many more opportunities to exceed the expectations of private flyers.”

Business jet original equipment manufacturer (OEM) awards

The Business Jet Traveler readers also ranked their favorite aircraft and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by class and other categories. Readers begin by ranking their favorite turboprops to fly on. The Pilatus PC-12 was found to be the favorite in the single-engine turboprop category, whereas the Beechcraft King Air was found to be the favorite in the twin-engine turboprop category.

An Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 Flying in the sky.

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The very-light business jet category was split, and the award-winning jet was found to be a tie between the Cessna Citation M2 and the Embraer Phenom 100. In the light jet category, the Embraer Phenom 300 beat out the Pilatus PC-24 by a significant margin, nearly 15%. Among midsize private jets, the Cessna Citation Latitude narrowly beat out the Embraer Praetor 500.

The larger business jet categories found several different manufacturers winning awards. The Bombardier Challenger 3500 was the winner of the super-midsize business jet category. It beat out the Gulfstream G280 and the Cessna Citation Longitude. The large-cabin business jet winner was the Gulfstream G500, beating out its rival Bombardier Global 5500. Finally, the ultra-long-range business jet winner was the Gulfstream 700, which beat the Bombardier Global 7500 by a significant margin.

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