Private jet and helicopter manufacturers
Every aircraft maker with aircraft on charter in the US, with the models they build and the licensed operators flying them.
- Manufacturers
- 55
- Models
- 222
- Aircraft in the US
- 11,489
- Jet makers
- 22
Private jet manufacturers
22 makers, most jets on charter in the US first.
Cessna
Cessna Citation XLS, Cessna Citation Latitude, Cessna Citation CJ3
Bombardier
Bombardier Challenger 300, Bombardier Challenger 604, Bombardier Global 6000
Embraer
Embraer Phenom 300, Embraer Praetor 500, Embraer ERJ 135
Gulfstream
Gulfstream GIV, Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450
Learjet
Learjet 60, Learjet 45, Learjet 35
Dassault
Dassault Falcon 2000, Dassault Falcon 900, Dassault Falcon 50
Hawker
Hawker 800XP, Hawker 900XP, Hawker 4000
Beechcraft
Beechjet 400A, Beechcraft Premier I
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-24
Cirrus
Cirrus Vision Jet SF50
Shorts
Shorts 360, Shorts 330
Saab
Saab 340, Saab 2000
Honda Aircraft
HondaJet
De Havilland Canada
De Havilland Dash 8, DHC-4 Caribou
Douglas
Douglas DC-3
Eclipse
Eclipse 500
ATR
ATR 42, ATR 72
British Aerospace
BAe Jetstream 31
CASA
CASA CN-235
Convair
Convair 340
Dornier
Dornier 328
Boeing
Boeing 737-200, Boeing Business Jet, Boeing 737-800
Helicopter manufacturers
9 makers, most helicopters on charter in the US first.
Airbus
Airbus H125, Airbus H135, Airbus H130
Bell
Bell 407, Bell 206L LongRanger, Bell 206 JetRanger
Robinson
Robinson R44, Robinson R66, Robinson R22
Leonardo
Leonardo AW109, Leonardo AW139, Leonardo AW119 Koala
Sikorsky
Sikorsky S-76, Sikorsky S-92, Sikorsky S-61
MD Helicopters
MD 500, MD 902 Explorer, MD 600N
Boeing
Boeing Vertol 107, Boeing 234 Chinook
Enstrom
Enstrom 280FX, Enstrom 480
Schweizer
Schweizer 300
Turboprop manufacturers
16 makers, most turboprops on charter in the US first.
Beechcraft
Beechcraft King Air 200, Beechcraft King Air C90, Beechcraft 1900
Cessna
Cessna Caravan, Cessna SkyCourier, Cessna Conquest I
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-12
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Fairchild
Fairchild Metro
Twin Commander
Twin Commander 690
Daher
Daher Kodiak, Daher TBM 700
CASA
CASA C-212 Aviocar
Swearingen
Swearingen Merlin
Epic Aircraft
Epic E1000
Piper
Piper Cheyenne, Piper Meridian
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi MU-2
Embraer
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Piaggio
Piaggio P.180 Avanti
Shorts
Shorts Skyvan
Dornier
Dornier 228
Piston aircraft manufacturers
22 makers, most piston aircrafts on charter in the US first.
Cessna
Cessna 206 Stationair, Cessna 401, Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Piper
Piper Navajo, Piper Super Cub, Piper Cherokee Six
De Havilland Canada
DHC-2 Beaver
Cirrus
Cirrus SR20
Beechcraft
Beechcraft Baron, Beechcraft Bonanza, Beechcraft Queen Air
Britten-Norman
Britten-Norman Islander
Tecnam
Tecnam P2012 Traveller, Tecnam P2006T, Tecnam P2010
Aero Commander
Aero Commander 500
GippsAero
GippsAero GA8 Airvan
Vulcanair
Partenavia
Diamond
Diamond DA42, Diamond DA20
Maule
Maule M-5
Helio
Helio Courier
Stinson
Stinson 108
Found Aircraft
Found Bush Hawk
American Champion
American Champion Scout
Aviat
Aviat Husky
Boeing
Boeing Stearman
Grumman
Grumman G-21 Goose
Mooney
Mooney M20
Navion
Navion
Noorduyn
Noorduyn Norseman
Balloon, glider and drone makers
1 maker, most aircraft on charter in the US first.
All manufacturers we track
Counts for the US from the FAA Part 135 list (9 November 2026). The other columns use each country's own list, across the 12 countries we serve.
| Manufacturer | Country | Models | In the US | Most flown elsewhere | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna | United States | 36 | 2,676 | Canada 353, Brazil 179 | 3,421 |
| Airbus | Netherlands and France | 16 | 1,220 | Canada 602, Brazil 161 | 2,476 |
| Bell | United States | 12 | 1,035 | Canada 568, Brazil 50 | 1,792 |
| Beechcraft | United States | 14 | 935 | Canada 262, Brazil 134 | 1,421 |
| Bombardier | Canada | 7 | 918 | Canada 144, Germany 42 | 1,191 |
| Embraer | Brazil | 10 | 678 | Brazil 47, India 36 | 873 |
| Gulfstream | United States | 14 | 660 | Canada 27, Mexico 18 | 750 |
| Pilatus | Switzerland | 2 | 512 | Canada 82, Germany 13 | 655 |
| Learjet | United States | 9 | 404 | Brazil 35, Canada 25 | 520 |
| Piper | United States | 12 | 386 | Brazil 68, Canada 50 | 510 |
| Dassault | France | 8 | 279 | Canada 40, India 22 | 397 |
| Robinson | United States | 3 | 259 | Canada 137, Switzerland 36 | 502 |
| Hawker | United Kingdom and United States | 6 | 232 | Mexico 20, India 18 | 298 |
| De Havilland Canada | Canada | 5 | 230 | Canada 230, India 2 | 462 |
| Cirrus | United States | 2 | 161 | None | 161 |
| Leonardo | Italy | 5 | 144 | Brazil 89, India 47 | 432 |
| Sikorsky | United States | 4 | 111 | Brazil 73, Canada 41 | 242 |
| MD Helicopters | United States | 3 | 79 | Canada 25, Switzerland 7 | 111 |
| Fairchild | United States | 1 | 55 | None | 55 |
| Twin Commander | United States | 1 | 53 | None | 53 |
| Shorts | United Kingdom | 3 | 50 | Canada 4 | 54 |
| Britten-Norman | United Kingdom | 1 | 46 | Brazil 1 | 47 |
| Tecnam | Italy | 3 | 39 | India 6 | 45 |
| Daher | France | 2 | 36 | Canada 8 | 44 |
| Saab | Sweden | 2 | 32 | Canada 18 | 50 |
| Aero Commander | United States | 1 | 27 | Brazil 1 | 28 |
| CASA | Spain | 2 | 26 | None | 26 |
| Honda Aircraft | United States | 1 | 25 | Brazil 3, UK 2 | 31 |
| Swearingen | United States | 1 | 20 | Canada 7, France 2 | 29 |
| GippsAero | Australia | 1 | 16 | None | 16 |
| Vulcanair | Italy | 1 | 15 | India 2, UK 1 | 18 |
| Boeing | United States | 7 | 14 | UAE 10, India 4 | 30 |
| Diamond | Austria | 2 | 13 | France 5, Brazil 4 | 30 |
| Epic Aircraft | United States | 1 | 13 | None | 13 |
| Maule | United States | 1 | 12 | None | 12 |
| Douglas | United States | 1 | 11 | Canada 5 | 16 |
| Eclipse | United States | 1 | 9 | None | 9 |
| Mitsubishi | Japan | 1 | 8 | Canada 11, Brazil 5 | 24 |
| Dornier | Germany | 2 | 7 | Canada 10, Germany 9 | 28 |
| ATR | France | 2 | 6 | India 26, Canada 19 | 54 |
| Piaggio | Italy | 1 | 6 | France 7, Germany 6 | 21 |
| British Aerospace | United Kingdom | 1 | 4 | Canada 12 | 16 |
| Helio | United States | 1 | 4 | Canada 3 | 7 |
| Convair | United States | 1 | 3 | None | 3 |
| Stinson | United States | 1 | 3 | None | 3 |
| Found Aircraft | Canada | 1 | 3 | None | 3 |
| Matternet | United States | 1 | 3 | None | 3 |
| Enstrom | United States | 2 | 2 | None | 2 |
| American Champion | United States | 1 | 2 | None | 2 |
| Aviat | United States | 1 | 2 | None | 2 |
| Schweizer | United States | 1 | 1 | Canada 3 | 4 |
| Grumman | United States | 1 | 1 | None | 1 |
| Mooney | United States | 1 | 1 | None | 1 |
| Navion | United States | 1 | 1 | None | 1 |
| Noorduyn | Canada | 1 | 1 | None | 1 |
Manufacturers: questions, answered
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Ask a specialistWhich private jet manufacturer has the most aircraft on charter in the US?+
Cessna, with 1,428 jets on the charter list (9 November 2026), followed by Bombardier (918), Embraer (672), Gulfstream (660).
Which helicopter manufacturer is most common on charter in the US?+
Airbus, with 1,220 helicopters, followed by Bell (1,035), Robinson (259), Leonardo (144).
How many aircraft manufacturers are on charter in the US?+
55 of the 55 makers we track have at least one aircraft on the charter list in the US.
Which makers build both private jets and helicopters?+
Airbus and Boeing. Their pages list jets and helicopters in separate sections.
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