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Business aviation in France

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Registered business aircraft:
1,442

Based business air charter operators:
53

Based business aircraft for charter:
436

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

Major business aviation airports:

1	Paris (Le Bourget)	54 business aviation companies active
2	Nice/Cote d'Azur	35
3	Basel-Mulhouse	26
4	Cannes (Mandelieu)	22
5	Marseille/Provence	18
6	Toulouse (Blagnac)	17
7	Paris (Charles de Gaulle)	16
8	Bordeaux (Merignac)	16
9	Lyon (Bron)	15
10	Annecy (Meythet)	15
11	Paris (Orly)	13
12	Paris (Paris-Saclay-Versailles)	12
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	Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne	6
29	Le Cannet-des-Maures (Le Luc-Le Cannet)	5
30	Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux)	5
31	Valence (Chabeuil)	5
32	Troyes (Barberey)	5
33	Montpellier (Mediterranee)	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	Dijon (Darois)	1
148	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	1
149	Vichy (Charmeil)	1
150	Vesoul (Frotey)	1
151	Verdun (Le Rozelier)	1
152	Ussel (Thalamy)	1
153	St Girons (Antichan)	1
154	St Flour (Coltines)	1
155	St Die (Remomeix)	1
156	Soulac sur Mer	1
157	Solenzara	1
158	Semur en Auxois	1
159	Sedan (Douzy)	1
160	Saulieu (Liernais)	1
161	Sarrebourg (Buhl)	1
162	Royan (Medis)	1
163	Roanne (Renaison)	1
164	Redon (Bains sur Oust)	1
165	Quiberon	1
166	Propriano	1
167	Pontivy	1
168	Pontarlier	1
169	Persan-Beaumont	1
170	Peronne-St Quentin	1
171	Oyonnax (Arbent)	1
172	Ouessant	1
173	Nogaro	1
174	Niort (Marais Poitevin)	1
175	Nangis (Les Loges)	1
176	Mulhouse (Habsheim)	1
177	Moulins (Montbeugny)	1
178	Mortagne au Perche	1
179	Montpellier (Candillargues)	1
180	Montceau les Mines (Pouilloux)	1
181	Montbeliard (Courcelles)	1
182	Montauban	1
183	Mont Dauphin (Saint Crepin)	1
184	Mimizan	1
185	Millau (Larzac)	1
186	Mende (Brenoux)	1
187	Mauleon	1
188	Maubeuge (Elesmes)	1
189	Marmande (Virazeil)	1
190	Luneville (Croismare)	1
191	Lognes (Emerainville)	1
192	Libourne (Artigues-de-Lussac)	1
193	Lezignan-Corbieres	1
194	Le Plessis-Belleville	1
195	Le Blanc	1
196	L'Aigle (Saint Michel)	1
197	Joigny	1
198	Guiscriff (Scaer)	1
199	Gueret (Saint Laurent)	1
200	Granville	1
201	Montayral (Fumel Aerodrome)	1
202	Fontenay-Tresigny	1
203	Flers (Saint Paul)	1
204	Figeac (Livernon)	1
205	Egletons	1
206	Dieppe (St Aubin)	1
207	Coulommiers (Voisins)	1
208	Cosne Sur Loire	1
209	Corte	1
210	Cholet (Le Pontreau)	1
211	Chatellerault (Targe)	1
212	Chartres (Champhol)	1
213	Castelsarrasin (Moissac)	1
214	Castelnaudary (Villeneuve)	1
215	Cassagnes-Begonhes	1
216	Carpentras (Ventoux)	1
217	Brive (La Roche)	1
218	Brienne (Le Chateau)	1
219	Bourg (Ceyzeriat)	1
220	Bordeaux (Leognan-Saucats)	1
221	Biscarrosse (Parentis)	1
222	Beaune (Challanges)	1
223	Barcelonnette Saint-Pons	1
224	Bagnoles De L'Orne (Couterne)	1
225	Aubigny-Sur-Nere	1
226	Aubenas (Vals-Lanas)	1
227	Arcachon (Villemarie)	1
228	Amiens (Glisy)	1
229	Ambert (Le Poyet)	1
230	Ales (Deaux)	1
231	Alencon (Valframbert)	1
232	Abbeville	1
233	Aire-Sur-L'Adour	1
234	Tours (Heliport de Belleville)	0
235	Les Mureaux	0
236	Epernay-Plivot	0
237	Pau (Lasclaveries)	0
238	Ghisonaccia Alzitone	0
239	Saintes-Thénac	0
240	Tours Sorigny	0
241	Saint-Junien	0
242	Mont-Lous (La Llagonne La Quillane)	0
243	Dunkerque–Les Moëres	0
244	Reims (Champagne)	0
245	Toulouse (Lasbordes)	0

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Louvot is all set to lead Airbus Helicopters

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