Private jet and helicopter manufacturers
Every aircraft maker on the charter lists of India, the US and the UK, with the models they build and the operators flying them in the UK.
- Manufacturers
- 59
- Models
- 222
- Aircraft in the UK
- 232
- Jet makers
- 23
Private jet manufacturers
23 makers, most jets on charter in the UK first.
Cessna
Cessna Citation XLS, Cessna Citation CJ1, Cessna Citation Bravo
Embraer
Embraer Praetor 600, Embraer Legacy 600, Embraer Phenom 300
Bombardier
Bombardier Global 6000, Bombardier Global 7500, Bombardier Challenger 604
Dassault
Dassault Falcon 7X, Dassault Falcon 2000, Dassault Falcon 900
Learjet
Learjet 45, Learjet 60, Learjet 75
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-24
Gulfstream
Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream G700
Honda Aircraft
HondaJet
Hawker
Hawker 800XP, Hawker 4000, Hawker 900XP
Airbus
Airbus A320, Airbus ACJ319
Boeing
Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX, Boeing 737-200
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
Cirrus
Cirrus Vision Jet SF50
CASA
CASA CN-235
Douglas
Douglas DC-3
Eclipse
Eclipse 500
Dornier
Dornier 328
ATR
ATR 42
British Aerospace
BAe Jetstream 31
Convair
Convair 340
Helicopter manufacturers
11 makers, most helicopters on charter in the UK first.
Leonardo
Leonardo AW109, Leonardo AW139, Leonardo AW169
Airbus
Airbus AS355 Twin Squirrel, Airbus H125, Airbus H145
Robinson
Robinson R44, Robinson R66, Robinson R22
Bell
Bell 206 JetRanger, Bell 206L LongRanger, Bell 429
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 the UK first.
Beechcraft
Beechcraft King Air 200, Beechcraft King Air 350, Beechcraft King Air C90
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-12
Piper
Piper Meridian, Piper Cheyenne
Cessna
Cessna Caravan, Cessna SkyCourier, Cessna Conquest I
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Daher
Daher Kodiak, Daher TBM 700
Embraer
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Fairchild
Fairchild Metro
Twin Commander
Twin Commander 690
Shorts
Shorts Skyvan
CASA
CASA C-212 Aviocar
Swearingen
Swearingen Merlin
Epic Aircraft
Epic E1000
Dornier
Dornier 228
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi MU-2
Piaggio
Piaggio P.180 Avanti
Piston aircraft manufacturers
22 makers, most piston aircrafts on charter in the UK first.
Diamond
Diamond DA42, Diamond DA20
Piper
Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca, Piper Super Cub
Vulcanair
Partenavia
Cessna
Cessna 206 Stationair, Cessna 401, Cessna 172 Skyhawk
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
Aero Commander
Aero Commander 500
Boeing
Boeing Stearman
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 the UK first.
All manufacturers by country of charter
Aircraft on charter operator certificates: India 31 August 2026, US 2 September 2026, UK 5 October 2026.
| Manufacturer | Country | Models | India | US | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo | Italy | 5 | 47 | 140 | 44 |
| Airbus | Netherlands and France | 15 | 101 | 1,216 | 40 |
| Robinson | United States | 3 | 9 | 263 | 24 |
| Cessna | United States | 36 | 36 | 2,683 | 22 |
| Bell | United States | 12 | 51 | 1,032 | 19 |
| Embraer | Brazil | 10 | 27 | 670 | 16 |
| Bombardier | Canada | 7 | 30 | 913 | 15 |
| Pilatus | Switzerland | 2 | 12 | 513 | 11 |
| Beechcraft | United States | 14 | 53 | 931 | 10 |
| Dassault | France | 7 | 22 | 276 | 8 |
| Sikorsky | United States | 4 | 12 | 111 | 5 |
| Learjet | United States | 9 | 8 | 403 | 4 |
| Diamond | Austria | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Gulfstream | United States | 14 | 9 | 669 | 3 |
| Piper | United States | 12 | 1 | 387 | 3 |
| Honda Aircraft | United States | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Hawker | United Kingdom and United States | 6 | 18 | 231 | 1 |
| Vulcanair | Italy | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| De Havilland Canada | Canada | 5 | 1 | 231 | 0 |
| Cirrus | United States | 2 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| MD Helicopters | United States | 3 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Fairchild | United States | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Twin Commander | United States | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Shorts | United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Britten-Norman | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Tecnam | Italy | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Daher | France | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Saab | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Aero Commander | United States | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| CASA | Spain | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Swearingen | United States | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Boeing | United States | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| GippsAero | Australia | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Epic Aircraft | United States | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Maule | United States | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cameron Balloons and Ultramagic | United Kingdom and Spain | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Eclipse | United States | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dornier | Germany | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitsubishi | Japan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Piaggio | Italy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mil | Russia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| ATR | France | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| British Aerospace | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Helio | United States | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Convair | United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stinson | United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Found Aircraft | Canada | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matternet | United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Enstrom | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mooney | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| American Champion | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aviat | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stemme | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Schweizer | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HAL | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grumman | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Navion | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noorduyn | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Manufacturers: questions, answered
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Ask a specialistWhich private jet manufacturer has the most aircraft on charter in the UK?+
Cessna, with 22 jets on the charter list (5 October 2026), followed by Embraer (16), Bombardier (15), Dassault (8).
Which helicopter manufacturer is most common on charter in the UK?+
Leonardo, with 44 helicopters, followed by Airbus (39), Robinson (24), Bell (19).
How many aircraft manufacturers are on charter in the UK?+
18 of the 59 makers we track have at least one aircraft on the charter list in the UK.
Which makers build both private jets and helicopters?+
Airbus and Boeing. Their pages list jets and helicopters in separate sections.
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