Private jet and helicopter manufacturers
Every aircraft maker with aircraft on charter in France, with the models they build and the licensed operators flying them.
- Manufacturers
- 13
- Models
- 121
- Aircraft in France
- 273
- Jet makers
- 6
Private jet manufacturers
6 makers, most jets on charter in France first.
Cessna
Cessna Citation CJ2, Cessna Citation Mustang, Cessna Citation CJ1
Embraer
Embraer ERJ 135, Embraer Legacy 600, Embraer Phenom 300
Dassault
Dassault Falcon 7X, Dassault Falcon 900, Dassault Falcon 8X
Hawker
Hawker 800XP, Hawker 1000, Hawker 4000
Airbus
Airbus A320, Airbus ACJ319
Bombardier
Bombardier Global 6000, Bombardier Challenger 604, Bombardier Global 5000
Helicopter manufacturers
4 makers, most helicopters on charter in France first.
Airbus
Airbus H125, Airbus H135, Airbus H145
Robinson
Robinson R44, Robinson R66, Robinson R22
Bell
Bell 206L LongRanger, Bell 206 JetRanger, Bell 429
Leonardo
Leonardo AW109, Leonardo AW139, Leonardo AW119 Koala
Turboprop manufacturers
3 makers, most turboprops on charter in France first.
Piston aircraft manufacturers
1 maker, most piston aircrafts on charter in France first.
All manufacturers we track
Counts for France from the DGAC list of AOC holders (13 January 2026). The other columns use each country's own list, across the 12 countries we serve.
| Manufacturer | Country | Models | In France | Most flown elsewhere | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus | Netherlands and France | 16 | 151 | US 1,220, Canada 602 | 2,476 |
| Cessna | United States | 36 | 35 | US 2,676, Canada 353 | 3,421 |
| Embraer | Brazil | 10 | 20 | US 678, Brazil 47 | 873 |
| Robinson | United States | 3 | 18 | US 259, Canada 137 | 502 |
| Dassault | France | 8 | 12 | US 279, Canada 40 | 397 |
| Hawker | United Kingdom and United States | 6 | 7 | US 232, Mexico 20 | 298 |
| Piaggio | Italy | 1 | 7 | Germany 6, US 6 | 21 |
| Bell | United States | 12 | 6 | US 1,035, Canada 568 | 1,792 |
| Leonardo | Italy | 5 | 5 | US 144, Brazil 89 | 432 |
| Diamond | Austria | 2 | 5 | US 13, Brazil 4 | 30 |
| Beechcraft | United States | 14 | 4 | US 935, Canada 262 | 1,421 |
| Swearingen | United States | 1 | 2 | US 20, Canada 7 | 29 |
| Bombardier | Canada | 7 | 1 | US 918, Canada 144 | 1,191 |
Manufacturers: questions, answered
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Ask a specialistWhich private jet manufacturer has the most aircraft on charter in France?+
Cessna, with 35 jets on the charter list (13 January 2026), followed by Embraer (20), Dassault (12), Hawker (7).
Which helicopter manufacturer is most common on charter in France?+
Airbus, with 146 helicopters, followed by Robinson (18), Bell (6), Leonardo (5).
How many aircraft manufacturers are on charter in France?+
13 of the 13 makers we track have at least one aircraft on the charter list in France.
Which makers build both private jets and helicopters?+
Airbus. Their pages list jets and helicopters in separate sections.
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