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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:
1,444

Based business air charter operators:
53

Based business aircraft for charter:
382

Business air charter brokers:
50

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	211
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	34
13	Beechcraft King Air 200	29
14	Cessna Caravan	27
15	Falcon 20/200	27
16	Airbus Helicopters H130	26
17	Pilatus PC-12	24
18	Beechcraft 1900	23
19	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	22
20	Beechcraft King Air 90	20
21	Citation Mustang	20
22	Falcon 2000 EASy	18
23	Diamond Twin Star	17
24	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
25	Cessna 300 series	16
26	Falcon 8X	15
27	Diamond DA62	15
28	Embraer ERJ-135	15
29	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	14
30	Embraer Legacy 600/650	14
31	Airbus ACJ320	13
32	Partenavia P.68	13
33	Falcon 7X	12
34	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	12
35	Global 6000/Express/XRS	11
36	Falcon 900EASy	11
37	ATR42/72	10
38	Falcon 50	10
39	P180 Avanti	10
40	Cessna Citation CJ2	10
41	Embraer Phenom 300	10
42	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	10
43	Aerospatiale SA315B	10
44	Citation 550/551	9
45	Embraer Phenom 100	9
46	Cessna 400 series	9
47	AgustaWestland AW139	8
48	Agusta A109	8
49	Falcon 6X	8
50	Citation M2	8
51	Airbus Helicopters H160	8
52	Falcon 10/100	7
53	Viking DHC-6	7
54	Citation 560XL	7
55	Hawker 750/800/900	7
56	Robinson R66	6
57	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
58	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
59	Sikorsky S-76	5
60	Piper PA-31T	5
61	Challenger 300	5
62	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	5
63	MDH 500	5
64	Airbus Helicopters H155B	5
65	Bell 206L LongRanger	5
66	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
67	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
68	HondaJet	4
69	Falcon 900	4
70	Citation Latitude	4
71	Pilatus PC-24	4
72	Boeing B-737	4
73	Tecnam P2006T	3
74	Daher Kodiak	3
75	Bell 212	3
76	Airbus Helicopters H175	3
77	Citation 500/501	3
78	Bell 407	3
79	Cessna Citation CJ3	3
80	Embraer EMB 120	3
81	Boeing B-747	2
82	Jetstream 31/41	2
83	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
84	Gulfstream G650	2
85	Bell 429	2
86	Global 7500	2
87	Learjet 70/75	2
88	Airbus ACJ330	2
89	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
90	Commander 500/680	2
91	Embraer Praetor 600	2
92	Hawker 1000	2
93	Global 5000	2
94	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
95	Falcon 2000	1
96	Gulfstream G280	1
97	Challenger 605	1
98	Boeing BBJ3	1
99	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
100	Challenger 604	1
101	Airbus A310	1
102	Embraer Praetor 500	1
103	Boeing BBJ1	1
104	Airbus ACJ318	1
105	Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3	1
106	Bombardier CRJ200	1
107	CASA C-212	1
108	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
109	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
110	Cessna F406 Caravan	1
111	Challenger 800 series	1
112	Corvette	1
113	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
114	Let 410	1
115	Britten Norman BN2T	1
116	Embraer Legacy 500	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

Business aviation suppliers in France

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Flyschool Air Academy has acquired its third AL250 simulator for commercial pilot training.

Flyschool expands sim fleet with third AL250

The academy has once again chosen Alsim for its IFR student training and a third AL250 simulator is on its way.

January 22, 2024 Full report

ExecuJet has introduced the first fully electric ground handling equipment at Paris Le Bourget FBO.

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January 18, 2024 Full report

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January 16, 2024 Full report

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