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 US.
- Manufacturers
- 59
- Models
- 222
- Aircraft in the US
- 11,480
- Jet makers
- 23
Private jet manufacturers
23 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
Gulfstream
Gulfstream GIV, Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450
Embraer
Embraer Phenom 300, Embraer Praetor 500, Embraer ERJ 135
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
Cirrus
Cirrus Vision Jet SF50
Pilatus
Pilatus PC-24
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
British Aerospace
BAe Jetstream 31
CASA
CASA CN-235
Convair
Convair 340
Dornier
Dornier 328
Boeing
Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX
Airbus
Airbus ACJ319, Airbus A320
Helicopter manufacturers
11 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
Mil
Mil Mi-172
HAL
HAL Dhruv
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
Vulcanair
Partenavia
GippsAero
GippsAero GA8 Airvan
Diamond
Diamond DA42, Diamond DA20
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
Boeing
Boeing Stearman
Grumman
Grumman G-21 Goose
Navion
Navion
Noorduyn
Noorduyn Norseman
Balloon, glider and drone makers
3 makers, most aircraft on charter in the US 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna | United States | 36 | 36 | 2,683 | 22 |
| Airbus | Netherlands and France | 15 | 101 | 1,216 | 40 |
| Bell | United States | 12 | 51 | 1,032 | 19 |
| Beechcraft | United States | 14 | 53 | 931 | 10 |
| Bombardier | Canada | 7 | 30 | 913 | 15 |
| Embraer | Brazil | 10 | 27 | 670 | 16 |
| Gulfstream | United States | 14 | 9 | 669 | 3 |
| Pilatus | Switzerland | 2 | 12 | 513 | 11 |
| Learjet | United States | 9 | 8 | 403 | 4 |
| Piper | United States | 12 | 1 | 387 | 3 |
| Dassault | France | 7 | 22 | 276 | 8 |
| Robinson | United States | 3 | 9 | 263 | 24 |
| Hawker | United Kingdom and United States | 6 | 18 | 231 | 1 |
| De Havilland Canada | Canada | 5 | 1 | 231 | 0 |
| Cirrus | United States | 2 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| Leonardo | Italy | 5 | 47 | 140 | 44 |
| Sikorsky | United States | 4 | 12 | 111 | 5 |
| 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 |
| Honda Aircraft | United States | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Swearingen | United States | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Vulcanair | Italy | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| GippsAero | Australia | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Boeing | United States | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Diamond | Austria | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Epic Aircraft | United States | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Maule | United States | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eclipse | United States | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mitsubishi | Japan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dornier | Germany | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Piaggio | Italy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 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 |
| Schweizer | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grumman | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Navion | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noorduyn | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Balloons and Ultramagic | United Kingdom and Spain | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mil | Russia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Stemme | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| HAL | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Manufacturers: questions, answered
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Ask a specialistWhich private jet manufacturer has the most aircraft on charter in the US?+
Cessna, with 1,435 jets on the charter list (2 September 2026), followed by Bombardier (913), Gulfstream (669), Embraer (664).
Which helicopter manufacturer is most common on charter in the US?+
Airbus, with 1,216 helicopters, followed by Bell (1,032), Robinson (263), Leonardo (140).
How many aircraft manufacturers are on charter in the US?+
55 of the 59 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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