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Dassault Falcon 900 D-AHRN of Heron Aviation
Charter operator · Germany

Heron Aviation

Heron Aviation (Heron Luftfahrt GmbH & Co. KG) is headquartered in Lauchringen in southern Germany near the Swiss border and manages, maintains, sells and charters business aircraft, with branches in Berlin and Madrid. It says it has operated business aircraft under its own German AOC for more than ten years.

Unclaimed profile · Claim itLBA Air Operator Certificate D-296 · Listed
Registered fleet
7 aircraft
Aircraft
Heavy jets, Midsize jets and Light jets
Seats
4 to 15
Built
1998 to 2019
Base
Lauchringen
Fleet

The Heron Aviation fleet

7 aircraft listed on its German Air Operator Certificate D-296, on the LBA list of licensed air carriers. Open any registration for its details and specifications.

PassengersModel

Dassault Falcon 900 × 3 · Heavy jets

Dassault Falcon 900 specifications →

Range 4,750 nm · Cruise speed 482 kts · Cabin height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) · Cabin width 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) · Cabin length 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) · Baggage 127 cu ft · Cabin zones 3 · Bags in flight Reachable · Take-off runway 5,360 ft

Dassault Falcon 900
Built
2001
Interior refit
2020
Exterior refit
2014
Passengers
12
Suitcases
10
Baggage
127 cu ft
  • ✓ Cabin crew
  • ✓ Hot meal
  • ✓ Lavatory
  • ✓ Pets allowed
  • ✓ Smoking allowed

Cessna Citation CJ1 × 2 · Light jets

Cessna Citation CJ1 specifications →

Cessna Citation CJ1
Built
2019
Passengers
5
Suitcases
5
Baggage
64 cu ft

Cessna Citation Mustang × 1 · Light jets

Cessna Citation Mustang specifications →

Cessna Citation Mustang
Built
2008
Passengers
4
Suitcases
2
Baggage
25 cu ft
  • ✓ Leather seats
  • ✓ Pets allowed
  • ✓ Vacuum toilet

Cessna Citation XLS × 1 · Midsize jets

Cessna Citation XLS specifications →

Range 1,750 nm · Cruise speed 441 kts · Cabin height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) in the dropped centre aisle · Cabin width 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) · Cabin length 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) · Baggage 90 cu ft · Bags in flight Hold only · Take-off runway 3,600 ft

Cards marked Model photo show the model, not Heron Aviation's own aircraft. Operate these aircraft? Add your own photos →

Aircraft types

4 aircraft types

Representative photo of the Dassault Falcon 900Heavy jetsModel photo3 aircraft

Dassault Falcon 900

Dassault · Built 2001 to 2013

Three-engine large-cabin jet with three lounges, 24 windows and about 4,750 nm of range on the 900LX.

Seats
10 to 15
Range
4,750 nm
Cruise speed
482 kts
Cabin cross-section to scale, with a 1.78 m passenger
Representative photo of the Cessna Citation CJ1Light jetsModel photo2 aircraft

Cessna Citation CJ1

Cessna · Built 1998 to 2019
Seats
5
Range
1,100 to 2,100 nm
Representative photo of the Cessna Citation XLSMidsize jetsModel photo1 aircraft

Cessna Citation XLS

Cessna · Built 2017

Cessna's best-selling midsize jet family, with a dropped-aisle cabin for 8 or 9, a belted lavatory and about 1,750 nm of range.

Seats
8
Range
1,750 nm
Cruise speed
441 kts
Cabin cross-section to scale, with a 1.78 m passenger
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Licence and safety checks

Listed
D-296

German Air Operator Certificate D-296, on the LBA list of licensed air carriers.

Legal name: Heron Luftfahrt GmbH & Co. KG

  • ✓
    Licence
    LBA Air Operator Certificate D-296 · Listed
  • –
    Flies abroad under
    No foreign operator authorisation on the EASA or UK lists.
  • –
    Safety audits
    No third-party audit listed.
  • The Air Operator Certificate from the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt is the approval a company needs to fly commercial charter. The regulator approves its pilots, training, maintenance and aircraft before they carry paying passengers, and audits the operation. Altivo Jets books flights only with licensed operators and names the operator on every quote. How we check operators.

Company

About Heron Aviation

Heron Luftfahrt GmbH & Co. KG, known as Heron Aviation, is a business aviation company headquartered in Lauchringen in southern Germany. It holds German air operator certificate D-296 issued by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) and appears on the regulator's list of licensed German air carriers.

The company describes itself as a growing family business specialising in the management, maintenance, purchase, sale and charter of business aircraft. Its aircraft management service takes on the operation of an owner's jet, its maintenance team can take over the complete technical support and maintenance planning, and its sales service markets aircraft to potential buyers through its own contacts and database. It also flies charter worldwide, which the company states is meant to save clients time and raise their productivity.

The aircraft on its certificate range from a Citation Mustang and two Citation CJ1 or M2 light jets to a Citation XLS and three Dassault Falcon 900 series long range jets. No third party safety audit is published for the company.

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  • ✓Executive charter
  • ✓Aircraft maintenance
  • ✓Aircraft sales
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How many aircraft does Heron Aviation have?+

7: 3 Dassault Falcon 900, 2 Cessna Citation CJ1, 1 Cessna Citation Mustang and 1 Cessna Citation XLS.

Is Heron Aviation licensed to fly charter?+

Yes. Heron Aviation holds a German Air Operator Certificate D-296, on the LBA list of licensed air carriers.

Where is Heron Aviation based?+

Lauchringen.

How many passengers can Heron Aviation fly?+

Up to 15 on its Dassault Falcon 900. Across the fleet, cabins seat 4 to 15 passengers.

How old is Heron Aviation's fleet?+

The aircraft were built between 1998 and 2019, 18 years old on average.

Is Altivo Jets part of Heron Aviation?+

No. Altivo Jets is an independent charter broker with no ownership or commercial link to Heron Aviation. Heron Aviation operates its own flights and keeps operational control of its aircraft.

Does Altivo Jets work with Heron Aviation?+

No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Heron Aviation, and Heron Aviation has not reviewed this page. It is built from public records. Tell us your route and dates and we ask licensed operators that can fly the trip for availability and price. The operator is named on your quote before you confirm.

Sources

Where this comes from

Licence and registrations from the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt register. Aircraft details from public aircraft listings. Aircraft photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo; other photos show the model. Safety audits from public industry directories. How we check operators.

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