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Business aviation in France

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Registered business aircraft:
1,456

Based business air charter operators:
53

Based business aircraft for charter:
378

Business air charter brokers:
49

Most prevalent aircraft types:

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

Major business aviation airports:

1	Paris (Le Bourget)	56 business aviation companies active
2	Nice/Cote d'Azur	30
3	Basel-Mulhouse	28
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	Paris (Orly)	11
13	Le Castellet International	11
14	Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrenees)	10
15	Paris (Toussus-le-Noble)	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	Arcachon (Villemarie)	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 Airport	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	Montbeliard (Courcelles)	1
171	Montauban	1
172	Mont Dauphin (Saint Crepin)	1
173	Mimizan	1
174	Millau (Larzac)	1
175	Mende (Brenoux)	1
176	Mauleon	1
177	Maubeuge (Elesmes)	1
178	Marmande (Virazeil)	1
179	Luneville (Croismare)	1
180	Lognes (Emerainville)	1
181	Libourne (Artigues-de-Lussac)	1
182	Lezignan-Corbieres	1
183	Les Sables D'Olonne (Talmont)	1
184	Le Plessis-Belleville	1
185	Le Blanc	1
186	Lapalisse (Perigny)	1
187	L'Aigle (Saint Michel)	1
188	Joigny	1
189	Guiscriff (Scaer)	1
190	Gueret (Saint Laurent)	1
191	Granville	1
192	Montayral (Fumel Aerodrome)	1
193	Fontenay-Tresigny	1
194	Flers (Saint Paul)	1
195	Figeac (Livernon)	1
196	Egletons	1
197	Dieppe (St Aubin)	1
198	Coulommiers (Voisins)	1
199	Cosne Sur Loire	1
200	Corte	1
201	Cholet (Le Pontreau)	1
202	Chatellerault (Targe)	1
203	Chartres (Champhol)	1
204	Castelsarrasin (Moissac)	1
205	Castelnaudary (Villeneuve)	1
206	Cassagnes-Begonhes	1
207	Carpentras (Ventoux)	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	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

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ÖAMTC Air Rescue continues fleet modernisation with two H135s

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