This is a list of active/operating airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile, the civil aviation authority of France.
For French overseas departments and territories, see the pages of French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in their respective geographical areas.
Scheduled airlines AirlineIATAICAO Headquarters Image Airline type Commenced operations Notes Air Corsica XKCCM Ajaccio domestic 1990 Previously Cie. Aérienne Corse Mediterranée & "CCM" Air France AFAFR Roissy-en-France Flag carrier 1933 Air France Hop A5HOP Rungis regional 2013 Formed by the merger of three regional air carriers Amelia 8RAIA Roissy-en-France regional 2019 Belonging to Regourd Aviation Group Chalair Aviation CECLG Carpiquet regional 1986 Corsair International SSCRL Rungis long-haul 1981 Previously Corse Air International, Corsair and Corsairfly Finist'air FTR Guipavas regional 1981 French Bee BFFBU Paris long-haul 2016 Previously French Blue La Compagnie B0DJT Paris long-haul 2014 Oya Vendée Hélicoptères L'Île-d'Yeu helicopters 1983 Transavia France TOTVF Paray-Vieille-Poste medium-haul 2007 Twinjet T7TJT Aix-en-Provence regional 2001
Charter airlines AirlineIATAICAO Headquarters Image Operations Commenced operations Notes Alpine Airlines Courchevel charter AstonJet Toussus Le Noble charter/medevac Avdef Nîmes defense contractor Evolem Aviation Lyon Bron charter iXair Paris–Le Bourget Airport charter JetCorp Toulouse charter OpenFlight Marseille charter/medevac Oyonnair Lyon Bron charter/medevac Phenix Aviation Le Havre charter/medevac VallJet Paris–Le Bourget Airport charter 2007 La Baule Aviation trading name Voldirect Rennes charter
Cargo airlines AirlineIATAICAO Headquarters Image Operations Commenced operations Notes Air France Cargo Roissy-en-France long-haul Air France brand for cargo operations Airbus Transport International - Airbus Beluga Transport Toulouse long-haul Oversize loads specialist ASL Airlines France 5OFPO Roissy-en-France medium-haul 1987 Previously Intercargo Service, Aéropostale and Europe Airpost CMA CGM Air Cargo 2CCMA Marseille long-haul 2021
See also
List of defunct airlines of France List of defunct airlines of Europe List of airlines List of airlines of Europe
References
Further reading Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-1940-1960-Hommes et evenements (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1983 Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-L'essoir 1960-1980 (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1984 Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-Epopée 1940-1960 (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1985 Mézière H.-Sauvage J.M., Les Ailes Francaises-L’Aviation marchande de 1919 a nos jours (in French language), Ed. Rive Droite, Paris, 1997