Month: April 2014

Airports availability in Paris

There are three airports available for operations to Paris: Charles de Gaulle (LFPG), Orly(LFPO), Paris Le Bourget (LFPB).  Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) and Orly(LFPO) are dedicated to schedule commercial operations.

LFPG allows general aviation only for passengers with airline connectivity and parking is only available for a few hours. LFPO is reserved mostly for commercial operations with exemptions to diplomatic flight operations and parking of aircraft is only available for a few hours.

Non revenue and non schedule commercial operations occur in Paris Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) which is a user friendly airport with plenty of aircraft parking and full support services.

LFPB airport is open  24 hours for arrivals, but jet departures from apron are prohibited between 2215 and 0600 LT.

Airport Slots and Permits

PPRs or airport slots are not required for LFPB.

For non revenue  flight prior approvals are not required to operate into LFPB.

For charter or non schedule flights prior landing permit approval is required to enter and exit France for non EU registered aircrafts. The flight documents such as C of A, C of R, Insurance, AOP along with complete questionnaire must be submitted to CAA France. The lead time is 5 working days to secure the permit.

Crew Visa

Crew may require Schengen VISA, depending on Nationality.

Customs, Immigration and Quarantine

Passengers  can clear customs and immigration within the fixed based operator(FBO). Clearance will take 5 -10 mins.

Certain prohibited items cannot be offloaded from the aircraft while in France. Dogs and cats (except racing dogs) may be brought into France if they are at least three months old and fitted with permanent identification and have valid health/rabies certificates. Catering must be left onboard in Paris, and any refrigerated items may be stored at your FBO /ground handler.

Ground Handling

The non EU  registered aircraft must have all standard documentation like certificate of airworthiness, certificate of registration, insurance, noise certificate, copies of crew licenses and medicals, safety management system program, general declarations available on board as there will be frequent ramp checks occurring mostly on non schedule commercial charter operators mostly flying international sectors.

Operational Hours

Operational Hours of Baku is 24 Hours. Please check for any restrictions or curfew with your ground handler.

Permits and Parking Slots

Landing permit is required for both non schedule and private operations. The Certificate of Airworthiness and Insurance along with application needs to be submitted. Lead time is 3 working days, however the permit can be secured in less than 48hrs with a extra charge.

The Ground handler will arrange the parking slots.

Crew Visas

Crew can travel on Gen Dec for 72 Hours. Crew must carry company I.D. along with passport.

Customs, Immigration and Quarantine

Customs and Immigration is available for 24 hours and can be cleared through main terminal.

Ground Handler

The ground handler requires all the information such as aircraft call sign, schedule, crew and passengers information. The Gen Dec with company stamp needs to submitted to the handler for clearing customs and immigration.  Please check with your ground handler in advance for availability of all the required ground equipment.