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Business Aviation Operators - France

A business aviation operator is a company holding an air operator certificate (AOC) and entitled to fly commercially on the aircraft in its fleet. The directory for Франция lists 52 such operators with bases at 40 locations. The operator is responsible for the crew, maintenance and safety standards, so the choice of operator decides the rules your flight is run by.

According to publicly available data, 52 business aviation and helicopter operators operate here, with their main bases in Paris, Le Castellet International, and Annecy. Below is a directory with contact information, specialization, and fleet details for each operator.

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Paris — 4

Home airports: Le Bourget, Issy Les Moulineaux

Dassault Falcon Service

Location: Paris (Le Bourget)

Specialization: Large jet

Fleet (4 aircraft): 2x Dassault Falcon 8X; 2x Dassault Falcon 900

www.dassaultfalconservice.com

Helifirst

Location: Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux)

Specialization: Twin heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS355N

www.helifirst.fr

Luxaviation France

Location: Paris (Le Bourget)

Specialization: Large jet/Super mid

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Bombardier Global 6000; 1x Dassault Falcon 2000; 1x Dassault Falcon 7X; 1x Dassault Falcon 900EX

www.luxaviation.com

VallJet

Location: Paris (Le Bourget)

Specialization: Midsize jet/Light jet/Super mid

Fleet (30 aircraft): 5x Cessna 525 CJ/CJ1; 1x Cessna 525 CJ1+; 3x Cessna 525A CJ2; 1x Cessna 525A CJ2+; 1x Cessna 525B CJ3; 4x Cessna 550 Citation II; 2x Cessna M2; 4x Embraer ERJ-145; 3x Embraer Legacy 600; 2x Embraer Legacy 650; 1x Hawker 800XP; 3x Hawker 900XP

www.valljet.com

Le Castellet International — 3

Air Helitec

Location: Le Castellet International

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2

www.helitec.aero

Barnes iXAir

Location: Le Castellet International; Lyon (Bron); Paris (Le Bourget)

Specialization: Large jet/Light jet/VLJ

Fleet (5 aircraft): 1x Cessna 525A CJ2+; 1x Dassault Falcon 8X; 1x Bombardier XRS; 1x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 1x Cessna 525B CJ3

www.ixair.com

Global Heli Services

Location: Le Castellet International

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Bell 206B-3

www.ghs13.com

Annecy — 3

Home airports: Meythet

Alpes Helicopteres

Location: Annecy (Meythet)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Bell 407; 1x Bell 407GX; 1x Bell 407GXi; 1x Robinson R66

www.alpes-helico.com

Avialpes Jet

Location: Annecy (Meythet)

Specialization: ME Piston

Fleet (2 aircraft): 2x Diamond DA-62

Priv'Air

Location: Annecy (Meythet)

Specialization: Light jet/VLJ

Fleet (3 aircraft): 2x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 1x Cessna M2

www.privair.com

Chambery — 2

Home airports: Savoie Mont Blanc

Alpine Airlines

Location: Chambery (Savoie Mont Blanc)

Specialization: ME Piston/Turboprop

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Partenavia AP.68TP-600 A-Viator; 1x Partenavia P.68C-TC

www.alpine-airlines.com

Pan Europeenne Air Service

Location: Chambery (Savoie Mont Blanc)

Specialization: Light jet/Super mid/VLJ

Fleet (5 aircraft): 1x Embraer ERJ-135; 1x Embraer ERJ-145; 1x Embraer Phenom 100E; 1x Embraer Phenom 300; 1x Embraer Phenom 300E

www.paneuropeenne.com

Le Cannet-des-Maures — 2

Home airports: Le Luc-Le Cannet

Babcock Mission Critical Services France

Location: Le Cannet-des-Maures (Le Luc-Le Cannet)

Specialization: Twin heli

Fleet (27 aircraft): 2x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 10x Airbus Helicopters H145T2; 2x Airbus Helicopters H160; 4x Eurocopter EC135P2+; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2; 3x Eurocopter EC135T2+; 5x Eurocopter EC145

www.babcockinternational.com

Heli Protection

Location: Le Cannet-des-Maures (Le Luc-Le Cannet)

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (6 aircraft): 3x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 3x Bell 212

www.heliprotection.com

Cannes — 2

Home airports: Mandelieu

Green Bees Helico

Location: Cannes (Mandelieu)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350BA

www.greenbeeshelico.com

Let's Fly Helicopter and Jet

Location: Cannes (Mandelieu)

Specialization: SE heli/Light jet

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Cessna 525A CJ2+

www.lfhj.fr

Marseille/Provence — 2

Open Flight

Location: Marseille/Provence

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Beechcraft 200

www.openflight.fr

Revolution'Air

Location: Marseille/Provence

Specialization: ME Piston

Fleet (3 aircraft): 3x Diamond DA-62

www.revolution-air.aero

St Pierre — 1

Air Saint-Pierre

Location: St Pierre

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x ATR 42/72; 1x Cessna F406

www.airsaintpierre.com

Colmar — 1

Home airports: Houssen

Airailes

Location: Colmar (Houssen)

Specialization: Light jet

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Cessna 525C CJ4

www.airailes.fr

Bordeaux — 1

Home airports: Merignac

Airlec Air Espace

Location: Bordeaux (Merignac)

Specialization: Large jet/Midsize jet/Turboprop/Light jet/Super mid

Fleet (8 aircraft): 1x Cessna 550 Citation II; 2x Dassault Falcon 900EX; 2x Fairchild-Swearingen SA226; 2x Hawker 1000B; 1x Hawker 900XP

www.airlecairespace.com

Bastia — 1

Home airports: Poretta

Altagna

Location: Bastia (Poretta)

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Beechcraft 250; 2x Beechcraft B200CGT

www.altagna.fr

Dzaoudzi — 1

Home airports: Mayotte Marcel Henry

Amelia (by Regourd Aviation)

Location: Dzaoudzi (Mayotte Marcel Henry); Ljubljana (Joze Pucnik); St Brieuc (Armor)

Specialization: Turboprop/Super mid

Fleet (15 aircraft): 1x Embraer ERJ-135; 1x ATR 42/72; 2x ATR 42/72; 2x Embraer ERJ-135; 9x Embraer ERJ-145

Dubai — 1

Home airports: Al Maktoum International

Amelia Executive

Location: Dubai (Al Maktoum International); Floating base; St Denis (Roland Garros)

Specialization: Large jet/Light jet

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Airbus A319; 1x Airbus A319; 1x Learjet 45

Toulouse — 1

Home airports: Blagnac

APG Airlines

Location: Toulouse (Blagnac)

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Beechcraft 350i

www.apg-airlines.com

Luxembourg — 1

AstonJet

Location: Luxembourg; Paris (Le Bourget); Paris (Paris-Saclay-Versailles)

Specialization: Large jet/ME Piston/SE heli/Light jet/Super mid/VLJ

Fleet (16 aircraft): 1x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 1x Bombardier Global 7500; 6x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 3x Cessna Latitude; 1x Cessna M2; 1x Dassault Falcon 7X; 2x Diamond DA-42

www.astonjet.com

Morzine — 1

Blugeon Helicopteres

Location: Morzine

Fleet (5 aircraft): 5x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.blugeon-helicopteres.com

Vannes — 1

Home airports: Meucon

Bretagne Helicopteres

Location: Vannes (Meucon)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2

www.bretagne-helico.com

Caen — 1

Home airports: Carpiquet

Chalair

Location: Caen (Carpiquet); Limoges (Bellegarde)

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (9 aircraft): 3x Beechcraft 1900D; 5x ATR 42/72; 1x Beechcraft 1900D

www.chalair.fr

Argentiere — 1

Chamonix Mont-Blanc Helicopteres

Location: Argentiere

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125

Ajaccio — 1

Home airports: Napoleon Bonaparte

Corse Helicoptere

Location: Ajaccio (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (2 aircraft): 2x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.helicoptere.corsica

Brest — 1

Home airports: Bretagne

Finist'Air

Location: Brest (Bretagne)

Specialization: SE Turboprop

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Cessna 208B EX

www.finistair.fr

Cerny — 1

Home airports: La Ferte-Alais

France Copter

Location: Cerny (La Ferte-Alais)

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS355F; 1x Airbus Helicopters H130B4

www.abchelico.com

Valenciennes — 1

Home airports: Charles Nungesser

Heli Nord

Location: Valenciennes (Charles Nungesser)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350BA

www.heli-nord.com

Pamiers — 1

Home airports: Les Pujols

Heli-Bearn

Location: Pamiers (Les Pujols); Pau/Pyrenees

Specialization: Turboprop/SE heli/SE Turboprop/Twin heli

Fleet (7 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Aerospatiale AS355F2; 1x Aerospatiale SA315B; 1x Aerospatiale SA316B; 1x Daher Socata TBM700A; 1x Daher Kodiak 100 Series I; 1x Piper PA31T Cheyenne II

www.helibearn.fr

Rouen — 1

Home airports: Vallee de Seine

Heli-Evenements

Location: Rouen (Vallee de Seine)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.helievenements.com

Douala — 1

Heli-Union

Location: Douala; Malta (Luqa); Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux); Paris (Paris-Saclay-Versailles); Port Gentil

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (14 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale SA318C; 1x Eurocopter AS365N; 1x Eurocopter AS365N3; 1x Aerospatiale AS332L1; 2x Aerospatiale SA315B; 1x Aerospatiale SA316B; 1x Aerospatiale SA365C; 1x Aerospatiale SA315B; 1x Eurocopter AS365N3; 1x Sikorsky S-76C++; 2x Sikorsky S-76C++; 1x Eurocopter AS365N

www.heli-union.com

Dinard — 1

Home airports: Pleurtuit-St Malo

Heliberte HJS

Location: Dinard (Pleurtuit-St Malo); La Baule-Escoublac; La Rochelle (Ile de Re); Le Mans (Arnage); Rennes (St Jacques)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (7 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 2x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Aerospatiale AS350BA; 1x Aerospatiale AS350BA; 1x Airbus Helicopters H130T2

www.heliberte.com

Cayenne — 1

Home airports: Félix Eboué

Helicopteres de France

Location: Cayenne (Félix Eboué); Gap (Tallard); Grenoble (Le Versoud); Lyon (Bron)

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (12 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 2x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Eurocopter AS365N3; 2x Eurocopter EC145; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2+; 2x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Aerospatiale AS355N

www.hdf.fr

Perpignan — 1

Home airports: Rivesaltes

Helittoral Helicopteres

Location: Perpignan (Rivesaltes)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3

www.helittoral.fr

Valence — 1

Home airports: Chabeuil

Jet Systems Helicopteres Services

Location: Valence (Chabeuil)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (10 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 3x Aerospatiale AS350BA; 1x Agusta AB206B-3; 3x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H130T2

www.jshs.fr

Annemasse — 1

Mont Blanc Helicopteres

Location: Annemasse; Besancon (La Veze); Cayenne (Félix Eboué); Gap (Tallard)

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (34 aircraft): 2x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 2x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Aerospatiale AS350BA; 1x Aerospatiale AS355F; 2x Aerospatiale AS355N; 4x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 3x Airbus Helicopters H145T2; 5x Eurocopter EC135T1; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2; 2x Eurocopter EC135T2+; 1x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 1x Eurocopter AS365N; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 2x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 2x Eurocopter AS365N; 3x Eurocopter EC135T1; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2+

www.mbh.fr

Ile D'Yeu — 1

Home airports: Le Grand Phare

Oya Vendee Helicopteres

Location: Ile D'Yeu (Le Grand Phare)

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Airbus Helicopters H145D3; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2+

www.oya-helico.fr

Grenoble — 1

Home airports: Alpes Isere

Oyonnair

Location: Grenoble (Alpes Isere); Lyon (Bron); Paris (Le Bourget); Rennes (St Jacques)

Specialization: Turboprop/VLJ

Fleet (10 aircraft): 1x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 2x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 5x Piaggio P180 II; 1x Piaggio P180 II; 1x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang

www.oyonnair.com

Chalon Champforgeuil — 1

Procoptere

Location: Chalon Champforgeuil

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350BA

www.procoptere-aviation.com

Albertville — 1

Home airports: General Pierre Delachenal, LFKA

SAF Helicopteres

Location: Albertville (General Pierre Delachenal); Albertville (LFKA); Beziers (Cap d'Agde); Nimes (Garons); Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux)

Specialization: Twin heli

Fleet (29 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H145T2; 6x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 2x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 1x Eurocopter EC135T1; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2; 1x Airbus Helicopters H145T2; 1x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 2x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 8x Eurocopter EC135T1; 3x Eurocopter EC135T2; 2x Eurocopter EC135T2+

Courchevel — 1

Savoie Helicopteres

Location: Courchevel

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (7 aircraft): 7x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.savoie-helicopteres.com

La Roche-sur-Yon — 1

Home airports: Les Ajoncs

SDAviation

Location: La Roche-sur-Yon (Les Ajoncs)

Specialization: ME Piston/Light jet/VLJ

Fleet (11 aircraft): 2x Cessna 510 Citation Mustang; 2x Cessna M2 GEN 2; 4x Diamond DA-62; 2x Embraer Phenom 100; 1x Embraer Phenom 300

www.sdaviation.fr

Neuvy-le-Roi — 1

Touraine Helicoptere

Location: Neuvy-le-Roi

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Bell 206B; 3x Bell 206L-3

www.airtouraine.fr

Le Puy — 1

Home airports: Loudes

Twin Jet

Location: Le Puy (Loudes); Limoges (Bellegarde); Lyon (Saint Exupery); Marseille/Provence; Metz-Nancy/Lorraine; Perigueux (Bassillac); Toulouse (Blagnac)

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (13 aircraft): 1x Beechcraft 1900D; 2x Beechcraft 1900D; 2x Beechcraft 1900D; 4x Beechcraft 1900D; 2x Beechcraft 1900D; 1x Beechcraft 1900D; 1x Beechcraft 1900D

www.twinjet.fr

Les Sables D'Olonne — 1

Home airports: Talmont

Vendee Aviation

Location: Les Sables D'Olonne (Talmont)

Specialization: SE Turboprop

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Cessna 208

Other operators — 1

ADM Executive Aviation

Business aviation operators in France

French business aviation operators operate flights from Le Bourget, Nice, and Cannes. This list is equally useful when chartering a plane in France and at purchasing an airplane in France.

Commercial flights in the country are overseen by the national regulator: Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC)

Questions about operators: France

How many business aviation operators are there in France?

According to publicly available data, there are 52 operators based in 42 cities: Le Castellet International, St. Pierre, Colmar (Houssen), Bordeaux (Merignac), Annecy (Meythet), and Chambery (Savoie Mont Blanc). The list is verified against publicly available sources and updated as changes occur.

What types of aircraft do operators in France have?

Local airlines' fleets include Aerospatiale AS350B2, ATR 42/72, Cessna F406, Cessna 525C CJ4, Cessna 550, Citation II, and Dassault Falcon 900EX. We select the appropriate aircraft for the task from this fleet and from aircraft in neighboring countries.

Why look at the operator's AOC?

An air operator certificate (AOC) is issued by the aviation authorities of the country of registration and defines flight regulations, crew requirements, and dispute resolution procedures. Flights are always operated by the operator, not the broker, so their approvals are verified before a booking is confirmed.

Market data and sources

IS-BAO (IBAC): an air operator certificate confirms the right to fly commercially, while the independent standard shows how procedures are built inside the company
ARGUS: an operator audit checks crew experience, safety history and fleet condition — before booking, not after
NBAA: three quarters of business aviation operators fly a single aircraft, so availability is checked for every individual flight

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