Private jet and helicopter manufacturers
Every aircraft maker on the charter lists of India, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the UAE, with the models they build and the operators flying them in France.
- Manufacturers
- 59
- Models
- 223
- Aircraft in France
- 272
- Jet makers
- 23
Private jet manufacturers
23 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 6X
Hawker
Hawker 800XP, Hawker 1000, Hawker 4000
Airbus
Airbus A320, Airbus ACJ319
Bombardier
Bombardier Global 6000, Bombardier Challenger 604, Bombardier Global 5000
Gulfstream
Gulfstream GIV, Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450
Learjet
Learjet 60, Learjet 45, Learjet 75
Boeing
Boeing Business Jet, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX
Beechcraft
Beechjet 400A, Beechcraft Premier I
De Havilland Canada
De Havilland Dash 8, DHC-4 Caribou
Shorts
Shorts 360, Shorts 330
Saab
Saab 340, Saab 2000
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-24
Cirrus
Cirrus Vision Jet SF50
Honda Aircraft
HondaJet
CASA
CASA CN-235
Dornier
Dornier 328
Douglas
Douglas DC-3
Eclipse
Eclipse 500
ATR
ATR 42
British Aerospace
BAe Jetstream 31
Convair
Convair 340
Helicopter manufacturers
11 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 AW169
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
Mil
Mil Mi-172
Schweizer
Schweizer 300
HAL
HAL Dhruv
Turboprop manufacturers
16 makers, most turboprops on charter in France first.
Piaggio
Piaggio P.180 Avanti
Beechcraft
Beechcraft King Air 200, Beechcraft King Air 350, Beechcraft King Air C90
Swearingen
Swearingen Merlin
Cessna
Cessna Caravan, Cessna SkyCourier, Cessna Conquest I
Piper
Piper Cheyenne, Piper Meridian
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Daher
Daher Kodiak, Daher TBM 700
Embraer
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-12
Fairchild
Fairchild Metro
Twin Commander
Twin Commander 690
Shorts
Shorts Skyvan
CASA
CASA C-212 Aviocar
Dornier
Dornier 228
Epic Aircraft
Epic E1000
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi MU-2
Piston aircraft manufacturers
22 makers, most piston aircrafts on charter in France first.
Diamond
Diamond DA42, Diamond DA20
Cessna
Cessna 206 Stationair, Cessna 401, Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Piper
Piper Navajo, Piper Super Cub, Piper Cherokee Six
Beechcraft
Beechcraft Baron, Beechcraft Bonanza, Beechcraft Queen Air
Tecnam
Tecnam P2012 Traveller, Tecnam P2010, Tecnam P2006T
De Havilland Canada
DHC-2 Beaver
Cirrus
Cirrus SR20
Britten-Norman
Britten-Norman Islander
Boeing
Boeing Stearman
Aero Commander
Aero Commander 500
Vulcanair
Partenavia
GippsAero
GippsAero GA8 Airvan
Maule
Maule M-5
Helio
Helio Courier
Stinson
Stinson 108
Found Aircraft
Found Bush Hawk
Mooney
Mooney M20
American Champion
American Champion Scout
Aviat
Aviat Husky
Grumman
Grumman G-21 Goose
Navion
Navion
Noorduyn
Noorduyn Norseman
Balloon, glider and drone makers
3 makers, most aircraft on charter in France first.
All manufacturers by country of charter
Aircraft on charter operator certificates: India 31 August 2026, US 2 September 2026, UK 5 October 2026, France 13 January 2026, Germany 15 September 2026, Italy 25 March 2026, UAE 16 October 2026.
| Manufacturer | Country | Models | India | US | UK | France | Germany | Italy | UAE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus | Netherlands and France | 15 | 101 | 1,216 | 40 | 151 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Cessna | United States | 36 | 36 | 2,683 | 22 | 35 | 77 | 6 | 0 |
| Embraer | Brazil | 10 | 27 | 670 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Robinson | United States | 3 | 9 | 263 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dassault | France | 7 | 22 | 276 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Hawker | United Kingdom and United States | 6 | 18 | 231 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Piaggio | Italy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bell | United States | 12 | 51 | 1,032 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Leonardo | Italy | 5 | 47 | 140 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| Diamond | Austria | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beechcraft | United States | 14 | 53 | 931 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Swearingen | United States | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombardier | Canada | 7 | 30 | 913 | 15 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 17 |
| Gulfstream | United States | 14 | 9 | 669 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Pilatus | Switzerland | 2 | 12 | 513 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Learjet | United States | 9 | 8 | 403 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Piper | United States | 12 | 1 | 387 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| De Havilland Canada | Canada | 5 | 1 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cirrus | United States | 2 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikorsky | United States | 4 | 12 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Helicopters | United States | 3 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairchild | United States | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twin Commander | United States | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shorts | United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Britten-Norman | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tecnam | Italy | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daher | France | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saab | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boeing | United States | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Honda Aircraft | United States | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aero Commander | United States | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CASA | Spain | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vulcanair | Italy | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dornier | Germany | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| GippsAero | Australia | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epic Aircraft | United States | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maule | United States | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Balloons and Ultramagic | United Kingdom and Spain | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eclipse | United States | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitsubishi | Japan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mil | Russia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATR | France | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Aerospace | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helio | United States | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Convair | United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stinson | United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Found Aircraft | Canada | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matternet | United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enstrom | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mooney | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Champion | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aviat | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stemme | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schweizer | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HAL | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grumman | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navion | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noorduyn | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 (11), 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 59 makers we track have at least one aircraft on the charter list in France.
Which makers build both private jets and helicopters?+
Airbus and Boeing. Their pages list jets and helicopters in separate sections.
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