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Business aviation in Italy

Italian Republic is in Europe.
Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) - www.enac.gov.it

Registered business aircraft:
790

Based business air charter operators:
48

Based business aircraft for charter:
297

Business air charter brokers:
27

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	151
2	AgustaWestland AW139	139
3	Agusta A109	81
4	P180 Avanti	43
5	Bell 412	41
6	Airbus Helicopters H145	40
7	Bell 206B JetRanger	34
8	AgustaWestland AW169	32
9	Aerospatiale SA315B	13
10	Airbus Helicopters H130	11
11	Tecnam P2006T	11
12	Partenavia P.68	10
13	Beechjet 400	10
14	Gulfstream G500/G550	9
15	Airbus Helicopters AS365	8
16	Hawker 750/800/900	8
17	AgustaWestland AW189	8
18	Eurocopter AS355	7
19	Piper twin piston	7
20	Citation 500/501	6
21	Falcon 900EASy	6
22	Citation 550/551	6
23	Airbus Helicopters H135	6
24	Global 6000/Express/XRS	5
25	Beechcraft King Air 200	5
26	Pilatus PC-6	5
27	Gulfstream G650	5
28	Fokker F50	5
29	Airbus Helicopters H120	5
30	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	4
31	Agusta A119	4
32	Robinson R66	4
33	MDH 500	4
34	Falcon 2000 EASy	4
35	Falcon 2000	4
36	Falcon 7X	4
37	Learjet 40	4
38	Citation M2	4
39	Learjet 45	3
40	Citation Mustang	3
41	Airbus ACJ319	3
42	Beechcraft Twin Piston	3
43	Gulfstream G500/G600	3
44	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	3
45	Embraer Phenom 300	3
46	Pilatus PC-12	3
47	Cessna Citation CJ4	3
48	Cessna 400 series	3
49	Citation 560XL	3
50	Bell 407	3
51	Boeing B-737	3
52	Citation 560	2
53	De Havilland DHC-8 D	2
54	Airbus Helicopters H160	2
55	Pilatus PC-24	2
56	Twin Commander	2
57	Challenger 300	2
58	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	2
59	Embraer Legacy 600/650	2
60	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	2
61	Piper PA-31T	2
62	Beechcraft King Air 300	2
63	Falcon 50	2
64	Gulfstream GIV	1
65	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	1
66	Airbus ACJ320	1
67	Sikorsky S-76	1
68	PZL Swidnik SW-4	1
69	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	1
70	Gulfstream G400/G450	1
71	Saab SF340	1
72	Falcon 900	1
73	Embraer Phenom 100	1
74	Gulfstream G280	1
75	Embraer ERJ-135	1
76	Citation 650	1
77	Challenger 604	1
78	Citation Sovereign	1
79	Cessna Citation CJ2	1
80	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
81	Beechcraft 1900	1
82	Global 5000	1
83	Beechcraft Premier	1
84	Diamond Twin Star	1
85	Bell 427	1
86	Airbus Helicopters H155B	1
87	Cessna Caravan	1
88	HondaJet	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Milan (Linate)	38 business aviation companies active
2	Milan (Malpensa)	32
3	Rome (Ciampino)	27
4	Bergamo (Orio Al Serio)	23
5	Naples (Capodichino)	22
6	Venice (Marco Polo)	20
7	Bologna (G. Marconi)	20
8	Verona (Villafranca)	19
9	Torino (Caselle)	18
10	Rome (Fiumicino)	17
11	Genoa (C. Colombo)	16
12	Florence (Peretola)	16
13	Pisa (Galileo Galilei)	15
14	Olbia (Costa Smeralda)	14
15	Catania (Fontanarossa)	14
16	Palermo (Falcone e Borsellino)	13
17	Rome (Urbe)	12
18	Bari (Palese Macchie)	12
19	Rimini (Federico Fellini)	10
20	Salerno (Pontecagnano)	10
21	Brindisi (Casale)	9
22	Cagliari (Elmas)	9
23	Milan (Bresso)	9
24	Trieste (Ronchi dei Legionari)	8
25	Perugia (Umbria International)	8
26	Parma	8
27	Brescia (Montichiari)	8
28	Ancona (Falconara)	8
29	Treviso	7
30	Lamezia (Terme)	7
31	Villanova d'Albenga (Riviera)	7
32	Comiso (Vincenzo Magliocco)	6
33	Trapani (Vincenzo Florio)	6
34	Cuneo (Levaldigi)	6
35	Biella (Cerrione)	6
36	Trento (G. Caproni)	5
37	Torino (Aeritalia)	5
38	Taranto (Grottaglie)	5
39	Reggio Calabria	5
40	Pescara (Abruzzo)	5
41	Lampedusa	5
42	Forli	5
43	Foggia (Gino Lisa)	5
44	Bolzano/Bozen	5
45	Modena (Marzaglia)	4
46	Crotone	4
47	Aosta	4
48	Alghero (Fertilia)	4
49	Grosseto	4
50	Pantelleria	3
51	Capua (Oreste Salomone)	3
52	Venice (G. Nicelli)	3
53	Reggio Emilia	3
54	Padova	3
55	Lucca (Tassignano)	3
56	Carpi Budrione	3
57	Caiolo (Sondrio)	2
58	Thiene (Arturo Ferrarin)	2
59	Valbrembo (Sergio Aldo Capoferri)	2
60	Scalea	2
61	Voghera (Rivanazzano)	2
62	Vergiate	2
63	Siena	2
64	Oristano (Fenosu)	2
65	Rivoli di Osoppo	1
66	Cremona (Migliaro)	1
67	Cameri Air Base	1
68	Fano	1
69	Verona (Boscomantico)	1
70	Varese (Venegono)	1
71	Tortoli (Arbatax)	1
72	Ravenna	1
73	Pontedera	1
74	Marina di Campo	1
75	Lugo Di Romagna	1
76	L'Aquila (Preturo)	1
77	Ferrara	1
78	Asiago	1

Business aviation suppliers in Italy

Maintenance 60 • Training 31

More than 9,000 missions have been completed.

Avincis achieves 5,000 flight hours on the AW169

The first aircraft was launched in Östersund in January 2018, with introductions in Gällivare and Lycksele following shortly thereafter. The region of Uppsala switched to the AW169 in the autumn of 2019.

December 15, 2025 Full report

Executives from Reiser, Leonardo and HeliOperations celebrate the signing of an MoU for the joint development of a Level 3 AW139 flight training device at European Rotors 2025.

HeliOperations commits to sim for expanding AW139 roster

Two additional AW139s will take the UK operator’s fleet to six, coinciding with its plans to adopt a cost-effective new training device from Leonardo and Reiser.

December 8, 2025 Full report

The new simulator will mainly meet needs from operators in Norway and the broader region.

Norway identified for critical Leonardo expansion

In order to sustain a growing presence and meet evolving market requirements, Leonardo is establishing an AW189 Level D full flight simulator and setting up enhanced localised logistics support in Norway.

November 30, 2025 Full report

Three AW109 GrandNews mark fleet replacement for Thunder

The AW109 Trekker maintains the AW109’s large cabin and exceptional performance while offering greater payload at a competitive cost, thus proving perfectly suited to meet the stringent requirements of operators.

November 24, 2025 Full report

OHS UK has a longstanding partnership with Leonardo.

Two more AW139s join the OHS UK fold

These helicopters will join two AW139 SAR helicopters that were ordered by OHS in late 2024 and are planned to enter service in the second quarter of 2026. They will take off from Aberdeen and operate in the North Sea.

November 24, 2025 Full report

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