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Business Air News Bulletin

BAN's World Gazetteer

Business aviation in France

French Republic is in Europe.
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:
51

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350212
2Airbus Helicopters H13591
3Airbus Helicopters H14580
4Piper twin piston65
5Airbus Helicopters H12056
6Pilatus PC-648
7TBM700/850/90046
8Aerospatiale SE31343
9Bell 206B JetRanger41
10Airbus Helicopters AS36540
11Beechcraft Twin Piston40
12Eurocopter AS35534
13Beechcraft King Air 20029
14Cessna Caravan27
15Falcon 20/20027
16Airbus Helicopters H13026
17Pilatus PC-1223
18Beechcraft 190023
19Aerospatiale SA316/8/922
20Citation Mustang20
21Beechcraft King Air 9020
22Diamond Twin Star17
23Embraer ERJ-13516
24Beechcraft King Air 30016
25Cessna 300 series16
26Falcon 2000 EASy16
27Diamond DA6215
28Falcon 8X14
29Airbus ACJ32014
30Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class14
31Falcon 7X14
32Embraer Legacy 600/65014
33Partenavia P.6813
34Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS33212
35Falcon 900EASy11
36Embraer Phenom 30011
37Global 6000/Express/XRS11
38Cessna Citation CJ210
39Falcon 5010
40P180 Avanti10
41Cessna CitationJet/CJ110
42ATR42/7210
43Aerospatiale SA315B10
44Citation 550/5519
45Airbus Helicopters H1609
46Embraer Phenom 1009
47Cessna 400 series9
48Citation M28
49AgustaWestland AW1398
50Agusta A1098
51Falcon 10/1007
52Falcon 6X7
53Citation 560XL7
54Viking DHC-67
55Hawker 750/800/9007
56Robinson R666
57Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin6
58Britten Norman BN-2 Islander6
59Aerospatiale SA341/2 G5
60Piper PA-31T5
61Airbus Helicopters H155B5
62Bell 206L LongRanger5
63MDH 5005
64Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage5
65Sikorsky S-765
66Challenger 3005
67Boeing B-7374
68Falcon 9004
69Citation Latitude4
70Pilatus PC-244
71HondaJet4
72Aerospatiale SA360C4
73Global 75003
74Citation 500/5013
75Daher Kodiak3
76Bell 4073
77Tecnam P2006T3
78Embraer EMB 1203
79Global 50003
80Airbus Helicopters H1753
81Cessna Citation CJ33
82Bell 2123
83Bell 4292
84Cessna Citation CJ42
85Gulfstream G500/G5502
86Gulfstream G2802
87Commander 500/6802
88Hawker 10002
89Boeing B-7472
90Learjet 70/752
91Airbus ACJ3302
92Jetstream 31/412
93Embraer Praetor 6002
94Beechcraft King Air 1001
95Gulfstream G200/Galaxy1
96Cessna F406 Caravan1
97Airbus A3101
98Britten Norman BN2T1
99Gulfstream G6501
100Embraer Praetor 5001
101Boeing BBJ31
102Boeing BBJ11
103Challenger 6041
104Bombardier CRJ2001
105Airbus ACJ3181
106Challenger 800 series1
107Embraer Legacy 5001
108CASA C-2121
109Let 4101
110Aerospatiale SA330J1
111Corvette1
112Falcon 20001
113Partenavia AP.68TP1
114Challenger 6051
115Bell 505 Jet Ranger X1

Major business aviation airports:

1Paris (Le Bourget)54  business aviation companies active
2Nice/Cote d'Azur32
3Basel-Mulhouse28
4Cannes (Mandelieu)22
5Marseille/Provence20
6Bordeaux (Merignac)16
7Toulouse (Blagnac)15
8Lyon (Bron)14
9Annecy (Meythet)14
10Paris (Charles de Gaulle)12
11Lyon (Saint Exupery)12
12Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrenees)10
13Paris (Toussus-le-Noble)10
14Paris (Orly)10
15Le Castellet International10
16Gap (Tallard)10
17Perpignan (Rivesaltes)9
18Chambery (Savoie Mont Blanc)8
19Pau/Pyrenees7
20Nantes (Atlantique)7
21La Rochelle (Ile de Re)7
22Toulon (Hyeres)6
23Nimes (Garons)6
24Strasbourg (Entzheim)6
25Montpellier (Mediterranee)6
26Lille (Lesquin)6
27St. Tropez (La Mole)6
28Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne6
29Chateauroux (Chateauroux-Deols)6
30Brest (Bretagne)6
31Toulouse (Toulouse Francazal)5
32Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux)5
33Troyes (Barberey)5
34Colmar (Houssen)5
35Ajaccio (Napoleon Bonaparte)5
36Le Cannet-des-Maures (Le Luc-Le Cannet)4
37Tours (Val de Loire)4
38Vannes (Meucon)4
39Valence (Chabeuil)4
40Orleans (St Denis de L'Hotel)4
41Limoges (Bellegarde)4
42Le Puy (Loudes)4
43La Roche-sur-Yon (Les Ajoncs)4
44Grenoble (Alpes Isere)4
45Dijon4
46Chalon Champforgeuil4
47Caen (Carpiquet)4
48Bastia (Poretta)4
49Avignon (Avignon-Provence)4
50Auxerre (Branches)4
51Annemasse4
52Aix (Les Milles)4
53Courchevel3
54Villefranche (Tarare)3
55St Nazaire (Montoir)3
56St Etienne (Boutheon)3
57St Brieuc (Armor)3
58Sarlat (Domme)3
59Rouen (Vallee de Seine)3
60Rodez Aveyron3
61Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)3
62Rennes (St Jacques)3
63Perigueux (Bassillac)3
64Morlaix (Ploujean)3
65Metz-Nancy/Lorraine3
66Merville (Calonne)3
67Melun (Paris-Villaroche)3
68Le Mans (Arnage)3
69Laval (Entrammes)3
70La Baule-Escoublac3
71Dinard (Pleurtuit-St Malo)3
72Cherbourg (Maupertus)3
73Chalons (Paris-Vatry)3
74Bourges3
75Biarritz Pays Basque3
76Beauvais (Tille)3
77Auch (Lamothe)3
78Lorient (Sud Bretagne)2
79Valenciennes (Charles Nungesser)2
80St Yan2
81Saumur (St Florent)2
82Reims (Prunay)2
83Quimper (Pluguffan)2
84Paris (Pontoise Cormeilles-en-Vexin)2
85Poitiers (Biard)2
86Pamiers (Les Pujols)2
87Nevers (Fourchambault)2
88Nancy (Essey)2
89Muret (L'Herm)2
90Montlucon-Gueret2
91Macon-Charnay2
92Le Touquet (Paris-Plage)2
93Le Havre (Octeville)2
94Lannion2
95Ile D'Yeu (Le Grand Phare)2
96Haguenau2
97Grenoble (Le Versoud)2
98Gray (Saint Adrien)2
99Graulhet (Montdragon)2
100Figari (Sud Corse)2
101Etampes (Mondesir)2
102Epinal (Mirecourt)2
103Dole (Tavaux)2
104Deauville (Normandie)2
105Charleville-Mezieres2
106Castres-Mazamet2
107Carcassone (Salvaza)2
108Calvi (Sainte Catherine)2
109Calais-Marck2
110Cahors (Lalbenque)2
111Brive (La Roche)2
112Blois (Le Breuil)2
113Beziers (Cap d'Agde)2
114Besancon (La Veze)2
115Bergerac (Dordogne Perigord)2
116Autun (Bellevue)2
117Aurillac2
118Angouleme (Cognac)2
119Angers (Marce)2
120Ancenis2
121Albi (Le Sequestre)2
122Albert-Picardie2
123Agen (La Garenne)2
124Paris (Saint-Cyr-l’École)1
125Cognac Chateaubernard AB1
126La Barre-de-Monts (Beauvoir-Fromentine)1
127Lille (Marq-en-Baroeul)1
128Orel Airfield/Private Airfield1
129Issoire/Le Broc1
130Ramonchamp1
131Montelimar Ancone1
132Megeve1
133Cerny (La Ferte-Alais)1
134Reims (Champagne)1
135Dijon (Darois)1
136Villeneuve-sur-Lot1
137Vichy (Charmeil)1
138Vesoul (Frotey)1
139Verdun (Le Rozelier)1
140Ussel (Thalamy)1
141St Girons (Antichan)1
142St Flour (Coltines)1
143St Die (Remomeix)1
144Soulac sur Mer1
145Solenzara1
146Semur en Auxois1
147Sedan (Douzy)1
148Saulieu (Liernais)1
149Sarrebourg (Buhl)1
150Royan (Medis)1
151Roanne (Renaison)1
152Redon (Bains sur Oust)1
153Quiberon1
154Propriano1
155Pontivy1
156Pontarlier1
157Persan-Beaumont1
158Peronne-St Quentin1
159Oyonnax (Arbent)1
160Ouessant1
161Nogaro1
162Niort (Marais Poitevin)1
163Nangis (Les Loges)1
164Mulhouse (Habsheim)1
165Moulins (Montbeugny)1
166Mortagne au Perche1
167Montpellier (Candillargues)1
168Montceau les Mines (Pouilloux)1
169Montbeliard (Courcelles)1
170Montauban1
171Mont Dauphin (Saint Crepin)1
172Mimizan1
173Millau (Larzac)1
174Mende (Brenoux)1
175Mauleon1
176Maubeuge (Elesmes)1
177Marmande (Virazeil)1
178Luneville (Croismare)1
179Lognes (Emerainville)1
180Libourne (Artigues-de-Lussac)1
181Lezignan-Corbieres1
182Les Sables D'Olonne (Talmont)1
183Le Plessis-Belleville1
184Le Blanc1
185Lapalisse (Perigny)1
186L'Aigle (Saint Michel)1
187Joigny1
188Guiscriff (Scaer)1
189Gueret (Saint Laurent)1
190Granville1
191Montayral (Fumel Aerodrome)1
192Fontenay-Tresigny1
193Flers (Saint Paul)1
194Figeac (Livernon)1
195Egletons1
196Dieppe (St Aubin)1
197Coulommiers (Voisins)1
198Cosne Sur Loire1
199Corte1
200Cholet (Le Pontreau)1
201Chatellerault (Targe)1
202Chartres (Champhol)1
203Castelsarrasin (Moissac)1
204Castelnaudary (Villeneuve)1
205Cassagnes-Begonhes1
206Carpentras (Ventoux)1
207Brienne (Le Chateau)1
208Bourg (Ceyzeriat)1
209Bordeaux (Leognan-Saucats)1
210Biscarrosse (Parentis)1
211Beaune (Challanges)1
212Barcelonnette Saint-Pons1
213Bagnoles De L'Orne (Couterne)1
214Aubigny-Sur-Nere1
215Aubenas (Vals-Lanas)1
216Arcachon (Villemarie)1
217Amiens (Glisy)1
218Ambert (Le Poyet)1
219Ales (Deaux)1
220Alencon (Valframbert)1
221Abbeville1
222Aire-Sur-L'Adour1
223Mont-Lous (La Llagonne La Quillane)0
224Toulouse (Lasbordes)0

Business aviation suppliers in France

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April 26, 2024   Full report

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This demonstrator will pioneer high speed capabilities and develop the eco-mode system that will contribute to reducing fuel consumption.

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Polish customer takes first Kodiak 100 Series III turboprop

Mariusz Saran wanted an aircraft he could fly himself, and that could manage the many grass strips in his native country. He chose the Kodiak 100 Series III so as to benefit from the advantages of buying new.

April 22, 2024   Full report

Age of US business fleet reveals key reasons to upgrade aircraft

With the average US business aircraft knocking on 20 years of age, many owners will look to replace them with newer, more efficient models with greater range and capacity.

April 22, 2024   Full report

Hubert Kristen and Peter Dirkorte, owners of the TBM 960 on display at AERO Friedrichshafen, celebrate their new order with Johannes Graf von Schaesberg, CEO of Rheinland Air Service; Nicolas Chabbert, CEO of Daher’s Aircraft Division; and Frank Prochaska, Director of TBM Sales at Rheinland Air Service.

German businessmen sign repeat TBM 960 order

Hubert Kristen and Peter Dirkorte have co-owned a TBM 960 since 2023, and chose this next one to help fly staff and customers across the planned expansion of their business in Europe.

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