PlaneSense CobaltPass Jet Card: How It Works, What You Pay For and Who It Fits

How the PlaneSense jet card works

CobaltPass cards are sold per aircraft type, and PlaneSense says “The same advanced aircraft in the PlaneSense fleet also serve CobaltPass jet card clients” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). On its CobaltPass page, the PC-24 card is “Now Available!” and the PC-12 card “Sold Out” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25).

PlaneSense pitches the card at those who “fly 25 hours or less annually”, on a “24 month contract term” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25).

Who operates the flights. According to PlaneSense, “All aspects of flight operations, maintenance, and training are managed by PlaneSense, Inc.” (Private Jet Safety & Pilot Training page, Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). The FAA’s Air Operator 14 CFR Search lists Cobalt Air, LLC, doing business as Cobalt and as PlaneSense, as holding Part 135 certificate 6CBA595M (data updated 2026-09-21, retrieved 2026-09-26). PlaneSense’s pages do not say which certificate card flights operate under (checked 2026-09-26).

Card or share: how PlaneSense frames the choice

PlaneSense calls itself a “fractional aircraft ownership program headquartered in Portsmouth, NH” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). Its own wording places the two products at different levels of flying:

• CobaltPass card: for those who “fly 25 hours or less annually”, on a 24-month term (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25).
• Fractional share: shares “start at 50 hours/year for a term of 5 to 7 years”, and PlaneSense pitches ownership at travelers who “fly 25 to 300 hours a year” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-26).

A card prepays flying for two years; a share is a stake in an aircraft held for five to seven. The smallest share is 50 hours a year, twice the card’s 25-hour guidance, so if you fly between the two, ask PlaneSense which product it would offer and at what cost. The jet card vs fractional ownership guide sets out capital, hours and exit terms for each.

What a CobaltPass card costs

PlaneSense publishes no card price, hourly rate or hours block (Not published, checked 2026-09-26). It states that the “Purchase price includes prepayment of hourly fees, fuel, landing, and FBO fees”, with “No repositioning fees (in the standard billing area)” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). Repositioning is flying an empty aircraft to or from your trip; the card page does not define the billing area (checked 2026-09-26).

Not published for the card (checked 2026-09-26): whether federal excise tax is included, taxi-time billing, daily minimums, de-icing, international fees, a rate lock, round-trip pricing, and any initiation or annual fee.

Federal excise tax includes a 7.5% tax on the amount paid for taxable transportation of a person (26 U.S.C. §4261(a)). If it were charged on top, 7.5% of a hypothetical $100,000 (not a PlaneSense price) would add $7,500. Without a published rate, our jet card cost calculator lists PlaneSense under “Quote required”; ask for a quote that shows every charge.

Availability, notice and cancellation

The card page lists “Guaranteed availability” and “No blackout dates”; a separate list offers “The ability to schedule flights with 24 to 48 hours’ notice” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). It does not say what notice the guarantee needs, or when 48 hours applies rather than 24 (checked 2026-09-26).

Blackout days are dates when a guarantee does not apply at all; peak days are high-demand dates with stricter notice, cancellation terms or surcharges. PlaneSense states “No blackout dates” but publishes no peak-day list, peak-day notice or surcharge for the card (checked 2026-09-26).

Cancellation terms are not published (checked 2026-09-26); see what jet card cancellation policies mean. For bookings, PlaneSense lists “24/7/365 access to the Integrated Operations Center team for reservations and assistance” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25).

Coverage and aircraft

PlaneSense’s service-area page says it “serves the entire U.S.” and describes service to Canada, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). Neither that page nor the card page says which of these areas card flights cover (checked 2026-09-26). See what international repositioning fees mean.

For Europe, PlaneSense’s Jetfly page describes access “exclusively for PlaneSense fractional share owners” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25); ask whether card holders have any access.

PlaneSense’s PC-24 page lists “Executive style seating for eight passengers” and “Wi-Fi for email and texting” (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25). PlaneSense lists no card on a larger aircraft, and no terms for switching aircraft type are published (checked 2026-09-26). Its service-area page reports “4800 Flights That Included Pets” in 2025 (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25); ask how pets are handled on card flights.

Financial safeguards

PlaneSense’s legal notice names PlaneSense, Inc., of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its founder, George Antoniadis, is President and CEO (Provider-stated, 2026-09-25); no ownership structure is published (checked 2026-09-26).

For money paid into a card, none of the following is published (checked 2026-09-26):

• escrow or segregation of card payments (escrow holds a buyer’s money apart from the seller’s operating funds);
• any guarantee of card balances;
• refund terms, or what happens to unused hours at the end of the 24-month term.

See how to check a program’s financial safeguards before you prepay.