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Business aviation in France

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Registered business aircraft:
1,436

Based business air charter operators:
53

Based business aircraft for charter:
437

Business air charter brokers:
52

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	211
2	Airbus Helicopters H135	87
3	Airbus Helicopters H145	81
4	Piper twin piston	65
5	Airbus Helicopters H120	57
6	TBM700/850/900	51
7	Pilatus PC-6	48
8	Aerospatiale SE313	43
9	Beechcraft Twin Piston	40
10	Bell 206B JetRanger	39
11	Airbus Helicopters AS365	38
12	Eurocopter AS355	33
13	Beechcraft King Air 200	32
14	Airbus Helicopters H130	26
15	Cessna Caravan	25
16	Falcon 20/200	25
17	Beechcraft 1900	23
18	Pilatus PC-12	23
19	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	22
20	Embraer ERJ-135	19
21	Diamond DA62	19
22	Beechcraft King Air 90	18
23	Citation Mustang	18
24	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
25	Cessna 300 series	16
26	Diamond Twin Star	16
27	Airbus ACJ320	15
28	ATR42/72	14
29	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	14
30	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	13
31	Partenavia P.68	13
32	Falcon 8X	12
33	P180 Avanti	12
34	Viking DHC-6	12
35	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	11
36	Falcon 2000 EASy	11
37	Falcon 7X	11
38	Cessna 400 series	11
39	Embraer Legacy 600/650	10
40	Falcon 50	10
41	Embraer Phenom 300	10
42	Aerospatiale SA315B	9
43	Embraer Phenom 100	9
44	Global 6000/Express/XRS	9
45	Cessna Citation CJ2	8
46	Citation 550/551	8
47	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	8
48	Agusta A109	8
49	Citation M2	8
50	Airbus Helicopters H160	7
51	Robinson R66	7
52	AgustaWestland AW139	7
53	Hawker 750/800/900	7
54	Falcon 10/100	7
55	MDH 500	7
56	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
57	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
58	Falcon 900EASy	6
59	Bell 206L LongRanger	5
60	Citation Latitude	5
61	Challenger 300	5
62	Airbus Helicopters H155B	5
63	Piper PA-31T	5
64	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
65	HondaJet	4
66	Boeing B-737	4
67	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
68	Falcon 900	4
69	Citation 560XL	4
70	Cessna Citation CJ3	4
71	Sikorsky S-76	4
72	Airbus ACJ330	3
73	Gulfstream G500/G550	3
74	Gulfstream G650	3
75	Airbus Helicopters H175	3
76	Daher Kodiak	3
77	Global 5000	3
78	Tecnam P2012	3
79	Global 7500	3
80	Embraer EMB 120	3
81	Bell 212	3
82	Bell 407	3
83	Tecnam P2006T	3
84	Embraer Praetor 600	3
85	Pilatus PC-24	3
86	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
87	Boeing B-747	2
88	Commander 500/680	2
89	Falcon 2000	2
90	Boeing BBJ1	2
91	Jetstream 31/41	2
92	Hawker 1000	2
93	Falcon 6X	2
94	Challenger 605	2
95	Bell 429	2
96	Citation 500/501	1
97	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
98	Boeing BBJ3	1
99	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
100	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
101	Citation 650	1
102	Embraer Praetor 500	1
103	Enstrom 480	1
104	Gulfstream G280	1
105	Airbus ACJ318	1
106	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
107	Challenger 604	1
108	Bombardier CRJ200	1
109	Corvette	1
110	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
111	Cessna F406 Caravan	1
112	Let 410	1
113	CASA C-212	1
114	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
115	Learjet 70/75	1
116	Britten Norman BN2T	1
117	Embraer Legacy 500	1
118	Airbus A310	1
119	Gulfstream GII	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

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EDF deepens support for Aura with increased €2m investment

By building on its initial stake through SAFIDI, EDF is reinforcing its long-term support for low-carbon regional aviation and electric aircraft innovation.

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SAF ready to fly H145 D3 pair for EMS

This sale further strengthens the longstanding relationship between Rotortrade and SAF Aerogroup. Previous collaborations include the sale of an Airbus H225 to SAF’s South African subsidiary, Starlite Aviation.

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Airbus and Østnes boost order book with ten H125s

The H125 is engineered to excel in the most demanding conditions, and this total of 14 orders in 2025 affirms the type's position as the preferred tool for customers across the Nordic countries.

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Bell 505 tops 700 flight hours with blended SAF

Since July 2022, Bell has accumulated over 700 flight hours using blended SAF on a single 505 helicopter at the Bell Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas.

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