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Business Aviation Operators - Switzerland

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 Швейцария lists 47 such operators with bases at 27 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, 47 business aviation operators and helicopter companies operate here, with the main bases being Basel-Mulhouse, Geneva, and Sion. Below is a directory with contact information, specialization, and fleet for each operator.

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Basel-Mulhouse — 5

Airport Helicopter

Location: Basel-Mulhouse; Lucerne (Beromunster); Zurich

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Bell 429 GlobalRanger; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Bell 429 GlobalRanger; 1x Bell 206B-3

www.airportheli.ch

Haute Aviation

Location: Basel-Mulhouse; Saanen (Gstaad); Zurich

Specialization: Large jet/SE heli/SE Turboprop/Light jet

Fleet (7 aircraft): 1x Bombardier Global Express; 1x Bell 407GXP; 1x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12 PRO; 1x Dassault Falcon 6X; 1x Embraer Phenom 300E; 1x Pilatus PC-12 NGX

www.haute-aviation.com

Helitrans

Location: Basel-Mulhouse

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H120

www.helitrans.ch

Premium Jet

Location: Basel-Mulhouse; Frankfurt/Main; Vienna (Schwechat); Zurich

Specialization: Large jet/Super mid

Fleet (6 aircraft): 1x Bombardier Challenger 300; 1x Bombardier Challenger 650; 1x Bombardier Global 5500; 1x Cessna Latitude; 1x Bombardier XRS; 1x Gulfstream G550

www.premiumjet.eu

Zimex Aviation

Location: Basel-Mulhouse

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (6 aircraft): 4x De Havilland DHC-6-300; 1x De Havilland DHC-6-300-G; 1x De Havilland DHC-6-400

www.zimex.com

Geneva — 5

Dasnair

Location: Geneva

Specialization: Large jet

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Dassault Falcon 8X

www.dasnair.ch

Sparfell & Karen Helicopters

Location: Geneva; Locarno; Lodrino

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (5 aircraft): 1x Bell 505; 1x Leonardo A109E; 1x Leonardo AW139; 1x Bell 505; 1x Leonardo AW139

www.karen-sa.com

Swift Copters

Location: Geneva

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS355N; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2; 1x Robinson R66

www.swiftcopters.ch

Swiss Private Jet

Location: Geneva

Specialization: Large jet/Light jet

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Bombardier Global 6000; 1x Embraer Phenom 300E

www.swissprivatejet.ch

Transwing

Location: Geneva; Milan (Linate); Zurich

Specialization: Light jet

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Cessna M2 GEN 2; 1x Cessna M2 GEN 2; 1x Cessna M2

www.transwing.ch

Sion — 4

Air Mountain

Location: Sion

Specialization: Turboprop

Fleet (2 aircraft): 2x Beechcraft 200

www.air-mountain.ch

Eagle Valais

Location: Sion

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (2 aircraft): 2x Aerospatiale AS350B3

www.eaglevalais.ch

Heli-Alps

Location: Sion

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Bell 429 GlobalRanger; 1x Bell 505

www.helialps.ch

Starjet Aviation

Location: Sion

Specialization: Light jet

Fleet (6 aircraft): 1x Cessna 525 CJ/CJ1; 2x Cessna 525 CJ1+; 2x Cessna 525A CJ2+; 1x Cessna 525C CJ4

Zurich — 4

Cat Aviation

Location: Zurich

Specialization: Light jet/Super mid

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Dassault Falcon 2000LXS; 2x Pilatus PC-24

www.cat-aviation.com

Helvetic Airways

Location: Zurich

Specialization: Large jet

Fleet (17 aircraft): 17x Embraer E170/190

www.helvetic.com

Lions Air Group

Location: Zurich

Specialization: Large jet/Twin heli

Fleet (7 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H145T2; 1x Dassault Falcon 8X; 3x Eurocopter EC135P1; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2+; 1x Leonardo AW139

www.lionsairgroup.ch

Swiss Global Jet Management

Location: Zurich

Specialization: Light jet

Fleet (2 aircraft): 2x Beechcraft Premier 1A

www.swissglobaljet.com

Bern — 3

Home airports: Belp

Alpine Sky Jets

Location: Bern (Belp)

Specialization: Super mid

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Gulfstream G280

www.alpine-bern.ch

Jetfly On-Demand

Location: Bern (Belp); Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne; Dijon-Bourgogne; Fairoaks; Floating base; Geneva; Helsinki (Vantaa); Lausanne (La Blecherette); Laval (Entrammes); London (Biggin Hill); Lucerne (Buochs); Lugano; Luxembourg; Paris (Le Bourget); Saanen (Gstaad); St. Tropez (La Mole); Zell am See; Zweibruecken

Specialization: SE Turboprop/Light jet/VLJ

Fleet (64 aircraft): 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 6x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 5x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 10x Pilatus PC-24; 2x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Cirrus Vision SF50 G2+; 3x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12 PRO; 3x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 2x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 2x Pilatus PC-12 PRO; 2x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Pilatus PC-24; 2x Cirrus Vision SF50 G2+; 2x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12 PRO; 2x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 1x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG; 2x Pilatus PC-12 NGX; 1x Pilatus PC-12/47E NG

Mountain Flyers 80

Location: Bern (Belp); Grenchen

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (5 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Bell 505; 1x Leonardo A109SP; 1x Bell 407GXi; 1x Bell 505

www.mountainflyers.ch

Lugano — 2

Simplon Air

Location: Lugano

Specialization: Twin heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x MDH MD900 Explorer

www.simplonair-helicopters.ch

Tarmac Aviation

Location: Lugano

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (5 aircraft): 5x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.tarmac-aviation.ch

Balzers Heliport — 2

Swiss Helicopter

Location: Balzers Heliport; Bern (Belp); Epagny (Gruyere); Erstfeld Heliport; Gsteigwiler; Locarno; Pfaffnau; Samedan; Untervaz Heliport; Zweisimmen

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (21 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 2x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 3x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 3x Airbus Helicopters H120; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 3x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.swisshelicopter.ch

Valair Helicopters

Location: Balzers Heliport; Zurich

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Robinson R66; 3x Robinson R66

www.valair.ch

Gampel — 1

Home airports: LSEG

Air Zermatt

Location: Gampel (LSEG); Grenchen; Mollis; Raron (LSER); Zermatt (LSEZ)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (14 aircraft): 1x Bell 429 GlobalRanger; 2x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Bell 407GX; 3x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Bell 429 GlobalRanger; 4x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Bell 429 GlobalRanger

www.air-zermatt.ch

Collombey — 1

Home airports: LSEC

Air-Glaciers

Location: Collombey (LSEC); Gampel; Lauterbrunnen; Saanen (Gstaad); Sion; St Johann

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (15 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Eurocopter EC135T2+; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B1; 1x Aerospatiale AS350B2; 3x Aerospatiale AS350B3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125; 2x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3; 1x Airbus Helicopters H135T3/P3

www.air-glaciers.ch

Floating base — 1

Albinati Aeronautics

Location: Floating base

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Cessna M2 GEN 2; 1x Dassault Falcon 8X

www.albinati.aero

Lucerne — 1

Home airports: Buochs

Alpinlift Helikopter

Location: Lucerne (Buochs)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.alpinlift.ch

Cape Town — 1

Axis Aviation

Location: Cape Town; Johannesburg (Lanseria); London (Luton); Lugano; Nassau (Lynden Pindling Intl); Tokyo (Haneda); Vienna (Schwechat)

Specialization: Large jet/Light jet/Super mid

Fleet (8 aircraft): 1x Dassault Falcon 7X; 1x Learjet 45; 1x Bombardier Challenger 605; 1x Gulfstream G700; 1x Bombardier Challenger 650; 1x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Bombardier Global 7500; 1x Gulfstream G550

Buttwil — 1

Home airports: LSZU

CHS Central Helicopter Services

Location: Buttwil (LSZU)

Fleet (2 aircraft): 1x Bell 206B-3; 1x Bell 407

www.centralheli.ch

Annecy — 1

Home airports: Meythet

DALaviation Switzerland

Location: Annecy (Meythet); Geneva; Paris (Le Bourget)

Specialization: Turboprop/Light jet

Fleet (5 aircraft): 1x Beechcraft 260; 1x Cessna 525 CJ/CJ1; 1x Cessna 525A CJ2+; 1x Cessna 525C CJ4 GEN2; 1x Cessna 525A CJ2+

Schindellegi Heliport — 1

Fuchs Helikopter

Location: Schindellegi Heliport

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (6 aircraft): 2x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x MDH 520N; 1x MDH 530F; 2x Robinson R66

www.fuchshelikopter.ch

Andorra — 1

Home airports: La Seu d'Urgell

Global Jet

Location: Andorra (La Seu d'Urgell); Bordeaux (Merignac); Doha International; Dubai (Al Maktoum International); Farnborough; Floating base; Geneva; Hong Kong International; Lisbon (Cascais); Luxembourg; Macau International; Madrid (Barajas); Malaga; Milan (Linate); Nice/Cote d'Azur; Paris (Le Bourget)

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

Fleet (38 aircraft): 1x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Embraer Phenom 300; 1x Airbus ACJ320; 1x Airbus ACJ319neo; 1x Bombardier Global 7500; 1x Bombardier Global 6000; 1x Dassault Falcon 6X; 1x Bombardier Global 7500; 1x Dassault Falcon 2000LX; 1x Dassault Falcon 8X; 1x Gulfstream G650ER; 1x Airbus ACJ330; 2x Bombardier Global 7500; 1x Bombardier Global 6000; 1x Bombardier XRS; 1x Airbus ACJ319; 1x Bombardier XRS; 2x Gulfstream G200; 1x Dassault Falcon 7X; 1x Gulfstream G650ER; 1x Boeing BBJ1; 1x Bombardier XRS; 1x Cessna Latitude; 1x Dassault Falcon 2000LX; 1x Dassault Falcon 7X; 1x Airbus ACJ318; 1x Boeing BBJ3; 1x Bombardier Challenger 350; 1x Dassault Falcon 2000S; 2x Dassault Falcon 7X; 1x Dassault Falcon 900LX; 1x Embraer Praetor 500; 1x Gulfstream G550; 1x Gulfstream G600 NG; 1x Gulfstream G650ER

Sitterdorf — 1

Heli Academy

Location: Sitterdorf

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (4 aircraft): 2x Airbus Helicopters H120; 2x Robinson R66

www.heli-academy.ch

Samedan — 1

Heli Bernina

Location: Samedan

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (3 aircraft): 3x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.helibernina.ch

Ambri — 1

Heli Rezia

Location: Ambri

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (3 aircraft): 3x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.helirezia.ch

Lausanne — 1

Home airports: La Blecherette

Heli-Lausanne

Location: Lausanne (La Blecherette)

Specialization: SE heli

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Agusta A119 Koala; 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 1x Airbus Helicopters H125

www.heli-lausanne.ch

Mollis — 1

Heli-Linth

Location: Mollis

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (9 aircraft): 2x Airbus Helicopters H120; 4x Airbus Helicopters H125; 3x MDH MD902 Explorer

www.heli-linth.ch

Lodrino — 1

Heli-TV

Location: Lodrino

Specialization: SE heli/Twin heli

Fleet (8 aircraft): 1x Airbus Helicopters H120; 4x Airbus Helicopters H125; 1x Airbus Helicopters H145D3; 2x Bell 205A-1

www.heli-tv.ch

Küssnacht — 1

Home airports: LSXN

Heliswiss International

Location: Küssnacht (LSXN)

Fleet (1 aircraft): 1x Aerospatiale AS332C

www.heliswissinternational.com

Bermuda — 1

Home airports: L.F. Wade International

Jet Aviation Business Jets

Location: Bermuda (L.F. Wade International); Bratislava (M.R. Stefanik); Cologne-Bonn; Geneva; Zurich

Specialization: Large jet

Fleet (9 aircraft): 1x Dassault Falcon 7X; 1x Boeing BBJ1; 1x Dassault Falcon 6X; 2x Dassault Falcon 8X; 1x Gulfstream G550; 1x Gulfstream G650; 1x Bombardier Global 7500; 1x Bombardier Global Express

www.jetaviation.com

Bahrain International — 1

Nomad Aviation

Location: Bahrain International; Basel-Mulhouse; Zurich

Specialization: Large jet

Fleet (3 aircraft): 1x Airbus ACJ319; 1x Bombardier Global 5000; 1x Gulfstream G650ER

www.nomadjet.com

Neuchatel — 1

Swiss Flight Services

Location: Neuchatel

Specialization: ME Piston/SE Turboprop

Fleet (4 aircraft): 1x Cessna 208B EX; 1x Partenavia P.68C; 1x Pilatus PC-12/45; 1x Tecnam P2012

www.sfsaviation.ch

Dubai — 1

Home airports: Al Maktoum International

TAG Aviation

Location: Dubai (Al Maktoum International); Farnborough; Floating base; Geneva; Hangzhou (Xiaoshan); Hong Kong International; Jersey; Kuala Lumpur International; London (Luton); Macau International; Rome (Ciampino); Singapore (Seletar)

Specialization: Large jet/Light jet/Super mid

Fleet (18 aircraft): 1x Bombardier Challenger 604; 1x Bombardier Challenger 650; 1x Bombardier Challenger 650; 1x Bombardier Global 5500; 1x Bombardier Global Express; 1x Dassault Falcon 6X; 1x Embraer Phenom 300E; 1x Gulfstream G650ER; 1x Gulfstream G280; 1x Pilatus PC-24; 1x Gulfstream G650ER; 1x Dassault Falcon 2000LXS; 1x Dassault Falcon 6X; 1x Gulfstream G550; 1x Gulfstream G600 NG; 1x Embraer Phenom 300E; 1x Gulfstream G450; 1x Gulfstream G650ER

www.tagaviation.com

Other operators — 2

AMAC Corporate Jet

www.amacaerospace.com

Cool Aviation

Business aviation operators in Switzerland

Swiss business aviation operators operate flights from Geneva, Zurich, and Sion. This list is useful when chartering a plane in Switzerland and at purchasing an airplane in Switzerland.

Commercial flights in the country are overseen by the national regulator: Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt (BAZL)

Questions about operators: Switzerland

How many business aviation operators are there in Switzerland?

According to open data, there are 47 operators based in 35 cities: Sion, Gampel (LSEG); Grenchen; Mollis; Raron (LSER); Zermatt (LSEZ), Collombey (LSEC); Gampel; Lauterbrunnen; Saanen (Gstaad); Sion; St Johann, Basel-Mulhouse; Lucerne (Beromunster); Zurich, Floating base, Bern (Belp). The list is verified against open sources and updated as changes occur.

What types of aircraft do operators in Switzerland have?

Local companies' fleets include the Beechcraft 200, Bell 429, 1TP56 TRanger, Airbus Helicopters H125, Bell 407GX, Aerospatiale AS350B2, and Aerospatiale AS350B3. 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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