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Business aviation in France

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Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile - www.ecologie.gouv.fr/direction-generale-laviation-civile-dgac

Registered business aircraft:
1,454

Based business air charter operators:
52

Based business aircraft for charter:
423

Business air charter brokers:
51

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	213
2	Airbus Helicopters H135	91
3	Airbus Helicopters H145	80
4	Piper twin piston	65
5	Airbus Helicopters H120	56
6	Pilatus PC-6	48
7	TBM700/850/900	46
8	Aerospatiale SE313	43
9	Bell 206B JetRanger	41
10	Airbus Helicopters AS365	40
11	Beechcraft Twin Piston	40
12	Eurocopter AS355	33
13	Beechcraft King Air 200	29
14	Cessna Caravan	27
15	Falcon 20/200	27
16	Airbus Helicopters H130	26
17	Beechcraft 1900	23
18	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	22
19	Pilatus PC-12	22
20	Citation Mustang	20
21	Beechcraft King Air 90	20
22	Embraer ERJ-135	19
23	Diamond Twin Star	17
24	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
25	Cessna 300 series	16
26	Falcon 2000 EASy	16
27	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	15
28	Diamond DA62	15
29	Falcon 8X	14
30	Airbus ACJ320	14
31	Falcon 7X	14
32	Embraer Legacy 600/650	14
33	ATR42/72	13
34	Partenavia P.68	13
35	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	12
36	Embraer Phenom 300	11
37	Global 6000/Express/XRS	11
38	Cessna Citation CJ2	11
39	P180 Avanti	10
40	Falcon 900EASy	10
41	Aerospatiale SA315B	10
42	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	10
43	Falcon 50	10
44	Airbus Helicopters H160	9
45	Cessna 400 series	9
46	Viking DHC-6	9
47	Embraer Phenom 100	9
48	Citation 550/551	9
49	Agusta A109	8
50	AgustaWestland AW139	8
51	Citation 560XL	8
52	Citation M2	8
53	Hawker 750/800/900	7
54	Falcon 10/100	7
55	Falcon 6X	7
56	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
57	MDH 500	6
58	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
59	Robinson R66	6
60	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
61	Sikorsky S-76	5
62	Challenger 300	5
63	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	5
64	Airbus Helicopters H155B	5
65	Piper PA-31T	5
66	Bell 206L LongRanger	5
67	Boeing B-737	4
68	Global 7500	4
69	HondaJet	4
70	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
71	Falcon 900	4
72	Pilatus PC-24	4
73	Citation Latitude	4
74	Tecnam P2006T	3
75	Global 5000	3
76	Bell 212	3
77	Daher Kodiak	3
78	Bell 407	3
79	Airbus Helicopters H175	3
80	Citation 500/501	3
81	Embraer EMB 120	3
82	Cessna Citation CJ3	3
83	Hawker 1000	2
84	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
85	Embraer Praetor 600	2
86	Learjet 70/75	2
87	Challenger 605	2
88	Airbus ACJ330	2
89	Gulfstream G280	2
90	Commander 500/680	2
91	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
92	Jetstream 31/41	2
93	Bell 429	2
94	Boeing B-747	2
95	AgustaWestland AW169	1
96	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
97	Cessna F406 Caravan	1
98	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
99	Airbus A310	1
100	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
101	Embraer Praetor 500	1
102	Boeing BBJ3	1
103	Boeing BBJ1	1
104	Challenger 604	1
105	Bombardier CRJ200	1
106	Airbus ACJ318	1
107	Gulfstream G650	1
108	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
109	Corvette	1
110	Britten Norman BN2T	1
111	CASA C-212	1
112	Challenger 800 series	1
113	Falcon 2000	1
114	Embraer Legacy 500	1
115	Let 410	1
116	Partenavia AP.68TP	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Paris (Le Bourget)	55 business aviation companies active
2	Nice/Cote d'Azur	33
3	Basel-Mulhouse	28
4	Cannes (Mandelieu)	22
5	Marseille/Provence	20
6	Bordeaux (Merignac)	16
7	Toulouse (Blagnac)	15
8	Lyon (Bron)	14
9	Annecy (Meythet)	14
10	Paris (Toussus-le-Noble)	12
11	Paris (Charles de Gaulle)	12
12	Lyon (Saint Exupery)	12
13	Gap (Tallard)	11
14	Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrenees)	10
15	Paris (Orly)	10
16	Perpignan (Rivesaltes)	9
17	Le Castellet International	9
18	Chambery (Savoie Mont Blanc)	8
19	Pau/Pyrenees	7
20	Nantes (Atlantique)	7
21	La Rochelle (Ile de Re)	7
22	Toulon (Hyeres)	6
23	Nimes (Garons)	6
24	Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux)	6
25	Strasbourg (Entzheim)	6
26	Montpellier (Mediterranee)	6
27	Lille (Lesquin)	6
28	St. Tropez (La Mole)	6
29	Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne	6
30	Chateauroux (Chateauroux-Deols)	6
31	Brest (Bretagne)	6
32	Toulouse (Toulouse Francazal)	5
33	Troyes (Barberey)	5
34	La Roche-sur-Yon (Les Ajoncs)	5
35	Colmar (Houssen)	5
36	Ajaccio (Napoleon Bonaparte)	5
37	Le Cannet-des-Maures (Le Luc-Le Cannet)	4
38	Tours (Val de Loire)	4
39	Vannes (Meucon)	4
40	Valence (Chabeuil)	4
41	Orleans (St Denis de L'Hotel)	4
42	Limoges (Bellegarde)	4
43	Le Puy (Loudes)	4
44	Grenoble (Alpes Isere)	4
45	Dijon	4
46	Chalon Champforgeuil	4
47	Caen (Carpiquet)	4
48	Bastia (Poretta)	4
49	Avignon (Avignon-Provence)	4
50	Auxerre (Branches)	4
51	Annemasse	4
52	Aix (Les Milles)	4
53	Courchevel	3
54	Villefranche (Tarare)	3
55	Valenciennes (Charles Nungesser)	3
56	St Nazaire (Montoir)	3
57	St Etienne (Boutheon)	3
58	St Brieuc (Armor)	3
59	Sarlat (Domme)	3
60	Rouen (Vallee de Seine)	3
61	Rodez Aveyron	3
62	Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)	3
63	Rennes (St Jacques)	3
64	Perigueux (Bassillac)	3
65	Morlaix (Ploujean)	3
66	Metz-Nancy/Lorraine	3
67	Merville (Calonne)	3
68	Melun (Paris-Villaroche)	3
69	Le Mans (Arnage)	3
70	Laval (Entrammes)	3
71	La Baule-Escoublac	3
72	Dinard (Pleurtuit-St Malo)	3
73	Cherbourg (Maupertus)	3
74	Chalons (Paris-Vatry)	3
75	Bourges	3
76	Biarritz Pays Basque	3
77	Beauvais (Tille)	3
78	Auch (Lamothe)	3
79	Brive (Souillac)	2
80	Lorient (Sud Bretagne)	2
81	St Yan	2
82	Saumur (St Florent)	2
83	Reims (Prunay)	2
84	Quimper (Pluguffan)	2
85	Paris (Pontoise Cormeilles-en-Vexin)	2
86	Poitiers (Biard)	2
87	Pamiers (Les Pujols)	2
88	Nevers (Fourchambault)	2
89	Nancy (Essey)	2
90	Muret (L'Herm)	2
91	Montlucon-Gueret	2
92	Montbeliard (Courcelles)	2
93	Macon-Charnay	2
94	Le Touquet (Paris-Plage)	2
95	Le Havre (Octeville)	2
96	Lannion	2
97	Ile D'Yeu (Le Grand Phare)	2
98	Haguenau	2
99	Grenoble (Le Versoud)	2
100	Gray (Saint Adrien)	2
101	Graulhet (Montdragon)	2
102	Figari (Sud Corse)	2
103	Etampes (Mondesir)	2
104	Epinal (Mirecourt)	2
105	Dole (Tavaux)	2
106	Deauville (Normandie)	2
107	Charleville-Mezieres	2
108	Castres-Mazamet	2
109	Carcassone (Salvaza)	2
110	Calvi (Sainte Catherine)	2
111	Calais-Marck	2
112	Cahors (Lalbenque)	2
113	Blois (Le Breuil)	2
114	Beziers (Cap d'Agde)	2
115	Besancon (La Veze)	2
116	Bergerac (Dordogne Perigord)	2
117	Autun (Bellevue)	2
118	Aurillac	2
119	Angouleme (Cognac)	2
120	Angers (Marce)	2
121	Ancenis	2
122	Albi (Le Sequestre)	2
123	Albert-Picardie	2
124	Agen (La Garenne)	2
125	Paris (Saint-Cyr-l’École)	1
126	Cognac Chateaubernard AB	1
127	La Barre-de-Monts (Beauvoir-Fromentine)	1
128	Lille (Marq-en-Baroeul)	1
129	Orel Airfield/Private Airfield	1
130	Issoire/Le Broc	1
131	Ramonchamp	1
132	Montelimar Ancone	1
133	Megeve	1
134	Cerny (La Ferte-Alais)	1
135	Reims (Champagne)	1
136	Dijon (Darois)	1
137	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	1
138	Vichy (Charmeil)	1
139	Vesoul (Frotey)	1
140	Verdun (Le Rozelier)	1
141	Ussel (Thalamy)	1
142	St Girons (Antichan)	1
143	St Flour (Coltines)	1
144	St Die (Remomeix)	1
145	Soulac sur Mer	1
146	Solenzara	1
147	Semur en Auxois	1
148	Sedan (Douzy)	1
149	Saulieu (Liernais)	1
150	Sarrebourg (Buhl)	1
151	Royan (Medis)	1
152	Roanne (Renaison)	1
153	Redon (Bains sur Oust)	1
154	Quiberon	1
155	Propriano	1
156	Pontivy	1
157	Pontarlier	1
158	Persan-Beaumont	1
159	Peronne-St Quentin	1
160	Oyonnax (Arbent)	1
161	Ouessant	1
162	Nogaro	1
163	Niort (Marais Poitevin)	1
164	Nangis (Les Loges)	1
165	Mulhouse (Habsheim)	1
166	Moulins (Montbeugny)	1
167	Mortagne au Perche	1
168	Montpellier (Candillargues)	1
169	Montceau les Mines (Pouilloux)	1
170	Montauban	1
171	Mont Dauphin (Saint Crepin)	1
172	Mimizan	1
173	Millau (Larzac)	1
174	Mende (Brenoux)	1
175	Mauleon	1
176	Maubeuge (Elesmes)	1
177	Marmande (Virazeil)	1
178	Luneville (Croismare)	1
179	Lognes (Emerainville)	1
180	Libourne (Artigues-de-Lussac)	1
181	Lezignan-Corbieres	1
182	Les Sables D'Olonne (Talmont)	1
183	Le Plessis-Belleville	1
184	Le Blanc	1
185	Lapalisse (Perigny)	1
186	L'Aigle (Saint Michel)	1
187	Joigny	1
188	Guiscriff (Scaer)	1
189	Gueret (Saint Laurent)	1
190	Granville	1
191	Montayral (Fumel Aerodrome)	1
192	Fontenay-Tresigny	1
193	Flers (Saint Paul)	1
194	Figeac (Livernon)	1
195	Egletons	1
196	Dieppe (St Aubin)	1
197	Coulommiers (Voisins)	1
198	Cosne Sur Loire	1
199	Corte	1
200	Cholet (Le Pontreau)	1
201	Chatellerault (Targe)	1
202	Chartres (Champhol)	1
203	Castelsarrasin (Moissac)	1
204	Castelnaudary (Villeneuve)	1
205	Cassagnes-Begonhes	1
206	Carpentras (Ventoux)	1
207	Brive (La Roche)	1
208	Brienne (Le Chateau)	1
209	Bourg (Ceyzeriat)	1
210	Bordeaux (Leognan-Saucats)	1
211	Biscarrosse (Parentis)	1
212	Beaune (Challanges)	1
213	Barcelonnette Saint-Pons	1
214	Bagnoles De L'Orne (Couterne)	1
215	Aubigny-Sur-Nere	1
216	Aubenas (Vals-Lanas)	1
217	Arcachon (Villemarie)	1
218	Amiens (Glisy)	1
219	Ambert (Le Poyet)	1
220	Ales (Deaux)	1
221	Alencon (Valframbert)	1
222	Abbeville	1
223	Aire-Sur-L'Adour	1
224	Mont-Lous (La Llagonne La Quillane)	0
225	Toulouse (Lasbordes)	0

Business aviation suppliers in France

Maintenance 75 • Completions 5 • Training 33

Wingly aims to be in profit by 2025

The platform hopes to demonstrate the profitability of its model before launching in other European countries. Its aim is to become profitable before turning 10 in 2025.

May 15, 2024 Full report

The contract covers the 33 EC145s operated by the Sécurité Civile and the 15 EC145s operated by the Gendarmerie air forces that are spread across 41 bases in France, including five bases in French overseas territories.

French government awards fleet support contract to Babcock and Airbus

France's Ministry of the Interior has tasked Babcock and Airbus with supporting 48 EC145s across France and its overseas territories, and with fleet renewal by H145s. Deliveries start this year.

May 13, 2024 Full report

DC Aviation G-OPS presented its newly designed FBO with VIP passenger lounge at Nice airport during an opening ceremony on 7 May, 2024.

DC Aviation Group presents newly designed Nice FBO

By improving the infrastructure at Nice airport, DC Aviation G-OPS guarantees fast and efficient handling processes and offers customers the highest level of comfort and privacy.

May 13, 2024 Full report

Accademia de Volo instructors were impressed by the visual definition and reliable control feedback.

Accademia de Volo acquires an ALX flight simulator

The Alsim ALX, a multipurpose tool from single to multi engine aircraft that can even simulate a heavy jet, will be perfect for the school's MCC course and IR rating.

May 13, 2024 Full report

Piper Aircraft adds ASC for France

Troyes Aviation joins Flying Smart's network of approved service centres. It will facilitate maintenance for the French Piper fleet, from the Archer up to the new M700 Fury.

May 9, 2024 Full report

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