Hans Jet announced its Pilatus PC12 membership and fractional ownership programme at EBACE 2025 in Geneva, and eleven months later, at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026, Hans Jet Sales Director Cesar Laugier told Aviation International News that member numbers are growing faster than expected.
Hans Jet founder Hans Cauchi built the programme around two offerings. Hans Jet Pinnacle is a zero investment membership, with a minimum fifty flight hour commitment, guaranteed availability within forty eight hours, fixed hourly occupied use pricing and no asset depreciation or ownership risk, plus complimentary access to Hans Travel and Lifestyle concierge services. Hans Jet Distinction is the fractional ownership route, typically a twenty five percent share in a Pilatus PC12, with a minimum five year commitment and a further five year extension option, backed by fully inclusive management and operational support.
“We are delighted to deliver this Pilatus PC12 membership programme,” Cauchi said at launch. “With our Pinnacle and Distinction memberships, our clients can enjoy private aviation with the same benefits as aircraft owners, but without upfront investment. They simply pay for the time they fly.”
How far has the programme grown since launch?
Hans Jet began the programme with four Pilatus PC12s, NG and NGX variants, with plans to add three more, new and pre owned, as interest grew. By April 2026, each aircraft in the fleet was flying around eight hundred hours a year, and while charter still makes up most of Hans Jet’s business, Laugier told AIN that balance is shifting steadily toward membership. He credited the idea in part to the expertise of Hans Jet’s sister companies, including Hans Travel, and said the goal was never simply to sell a way to travel between two points, but to build long term relationships with clients, echoing the same shift toward fractional ownership seen in luxury cars and yachts.
Hans Jet’s fleet can reach more than 3,000 airports and private strips across Europe, including locations commercial flights cannot use. Laugier pointed to strong demand around the Mediterranean, naming Cannes, Nice and Olbia specifically, with current instability in the Middle East pushing more clients toward European destinations. In winter, Courchevel is one of Hans Jet’s busiest routes, reachable thanks to the PC12’s short field performance on Courchevel’s 1,761 foot runway and its steep approach gradient, a strip few other aircraft in this class can use at all.
