What AVIALPES does

AVIALPES is a privately-held French aviation services company operating from Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc Airport since 2012, structured as a Société Anonyme (SA) and led by legal representative Jérémie Chaine. The company runs a vertically integrated portfolio centered on Alpine aviation: tourist sightseeing flights over Mont Blanc, Lake Annecy, the Aravis range, and Lake Geneva (priced €99-€339 per person, 20-75 minutes); an ATO-certified flight school (FR.ATO.0136, since May 2014) offering PPL through ATPL theory, CPL, IR/CB-IR/BIR, MEP/SEP ratings, instructor training, and Advanced UPRT; aircraft rental across a fleet of 11 aircraft including the Velis Electro (the first electric aircraft operated by a French private company, acquired 2022), Tecnam P2008 JC, DR400, Cessna 182T G1000, and DA42/DA62 twins; an ALSIM AL250 FNPT II certified flight simulator; and the MECAVIALPES approved maintenance workshop (since December 2017). Additional revenue streams include Avialpes Jet fractional ownership business aviation using a Cessna Citation Mustang and corporate human factors seminars led by former airline and Patrouille de France pilots.

The business model combines transactional unit pricing (per-flight tourist tickets, hourly rental rates of €99-€647), subscription (Regular Pilot annual membership at €300), and professional services (training programs at €2,199-€2,990 for theory modules, with full professional courses substantially higher). Distribution is direct via phone-based reservations, a bilingual (French/English) corporate website, and gift voucher partnerships with capcadeau.com and AnnecyClic. The company reports approximately 25-27 employees (including 19 instructors), 80 students in training simultaneously, and 3,000 passengers served annually, with a 100% success rate across 2025 professional courses and 100% student recommendation rate. Recent operational achievements include Qualiopi certification through 2029 enabling CPF-funded training access and GIPAG France charter membership.

Name

AVIALPES

Legal name

SA Avialpes

Website

https://avialpes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AVIALPES is a privately-held French aviation services company at Annecy Mont-Blanc Airport offering Alpine tourist flights, an ATO-certified flight school, aircraft rental, electric flight experiences, simulator sessions, business aviation, and an in-house maintenance workshop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Metz-Tessy (Annecy)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tourist Sightseeing Flights: Air tourism experiences over Alpine region including Mont Blanc, Lake Annecy, Aravis mountains, and Lake Geneva. Flights range from 20-minute Lake Annecy circuits (99 euros) to 75-minute Lake Geneva Mont Blanc Glaciers circuits (339 euros). Pricing is per person with private flights available for groups.
2. Flight Training Programs: Comprehensive pilot training from PPL/LAPL to CPL, IR, ATPL theory, and instructor ratings. Programs include ground training, flight instruction, and simulator training. 100% success rate for 2025 professional courses (62 trainees).
3. Aircraft Rental: Hourly rental of company fleet including Tecnam P2008 JC (99 euros/h), DR400-180 Regent (185 euros/h), Cessna C182T G1000 (287 euros/h), Velis Electro (139 euros/h), DA42 G1000 (413 euros/h), and DA62 G1000 (647 euros/h). Regular pilot annual membership (300 euros) offers preferential rates and online access.
4. Aircraft Maintenance Services: MECAVIALPES workshop provides maintenance, repair, and continuing airworthiness management for aircraft. Services include scheduled visits, troubleshooting, general mechanical and electrical work, ground handling, refueling, cleaning, and device certification.
5. Flight Simulator Experiences: Discovery flight simulator (30 min flight, 149 euros) and Sensation simulator (1h flight, 219 euros) experiences open to all without pilot license required.
6. Initiation Flight Lessons: Pilot introduction experiences where customers take control of aircraft. Basic flight (20 min, 199 euros), Premium flight (30 min, 239 euros), and Advanced flight (45 min, 299 euros).
7. Business Aviation (Avialpes Jet): Fractional ownership program for business travel using Cessna Citation Mustang. Colocation d'avions for business development purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AVIALPES is a multi-service aviation operator based at Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport that sells scenic tourist flights over the French Alps, an ATO-certified pilot training school (PPL through ATPL), hourly aircraft and simulator rental, an approved aircraft maintenance workshop (MECAVIALPES), corporate human-factors seminars, and business aviation via its Avialpes Jet fractional-ownership program. It runs an 11-aircraft fleet that includes a Velis Electro electric aircraft and an ALSIM AL250 FNPT II simulator, and serves roughly 3,000 passengers a year with about 27 staff (19 flight instructors).

Product overview

AVIALPES is a comprehensive aviation services company operating from Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport since 2012. The company offers a multi-service portfolio comprising: tourist/sightseeing flights (Baptême de l'air) over Mont Blanc, Lake Annecy, and the Alps; an ATO-certified flight school providing PPL through ATPL training, instructor courses, and simulator training using ALSIM AL250; aircraft rental with 10+ aircraft including the innovative Velis Electro electric plane; flight simulator experiences; and the Mecavialpes maintenance workshop. The company also operates Avialpes Jet for business aviation and corporate seminars. All services are available in both French and English.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Avialpes Jet: Business aviation service offering private jet flights aboard Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft
• MECAVIALPES

Products and services

• Tourist Scenic Flights (Baptême de l'air) Per-seat panoramic sightseeing flights over the French Alps offering six published circuits: Lake Annecy (20 min, 99 euros), Aravis (30 min, 149 euros), Leman / Lake Geneva (40 min, 199 euros), Aravis-Mont Blanc (50 min, 239 euros), Mont Blanc and Glaciers (60 min, 269 euros) and Leman Mont Blanc Glaciers (75 min, 339 euros). Sold directly to tourists, families and gift voucher holders via the phone booking line and capcadeau.com.
• Flight School / Pilot Training Programmes (Ecole de Pilotage) ATO-accredited pilot training covering LAPL / PPL ground training, ATPL theory, Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), Instrument Rating (IR, CB-IR, BIR), Multi-Engine and Single-Engine Piston ratings (MEP / SEP), instructor ratings (FI, CRI, IRI) and examiner ratings (FE, CRE, IRE), plus Advanced UPRT on Extra 330 or Cap 10. Delivered in French and English using a fleet that includes Tecnam P2008 JC, Cessna 182T G1000, DA42 G1000, DA62 G1000, Velis Electro and the ALSIM AL250 FNPT II simulator. ATPL theory summer offer priced at 2,690 euros; CB-IR theory at 2,299 euros; BIR theory at 2,199 euros; Advanced UPRT from 2,490 euros; ground training LAPL/PPL at 73 euros/h; IR PBN 1-day course at 900 euros TTC.
• Aircraft Rental (Location avion) Hourly all-inclusive "key in hand" rental of 11 aircraft from the Annecy airport base, with each pilot first checked out by an Avialpes instructor: Tecnam P2008 JC at 99 euros/h, Velis Electro at 139 euros/h, DR400-180 Regent at 185 euros/h, Cessna C182T G1000 at 287 euros/h, DA42 G1000 at 413 euros/h and DA62 G1000 at 647 euros/h. Pricing includes preparation, refueling, cleaning, briefing, fuel and insurance. Regular Pilot annual membership (300 euros) grants preferential rates, online planning tools and access to the Avialpes pilot lounge (computer, printer, Wi-Fi).
• Flight Simulator Experiences (Vol Simulateur Découverte / Sensation) Two retail simulator experiences using AVIALPES' ALSIM AL250 FNPT II simulator, open to the public without a pilot licence: Discovery (30 min flight, 1h total, 149 euros) and Sensation (1h flight, 1h30 total, 219 euros). Height minimum 1m40, recommended minimum age 10-12 years.
• Initiation Flights (Vols d'Initiation Basic / Premium / Advanced) Hands-on flying experiences where the customer takes control of the aircraft alongside an Avialpes instructor, distinct from the scenic flights: Basic (20 min flight, 1h total, 199 euros), Premium (30 min flight, 1h15 total, 239 euros) and Advanced (45 min flight, 1h30 total, 299 euros). Minimum age 12 years with parental authorisation.
• MECAVIALPES Aeronautical Maintenance Workshop Approved aeronautical maintenance subsidiary delivering scheduled maintenance visits (50H, 100H), troubleshooting, general mechanical and electrical work, aircraft handling, ground support, refueling, cleaning, administrative monitoring, device certification and technician training. Serves both Avialpes' own fleet and third-party aircraft operators based at Annecy airport.
• Avialpes Jet Business Aviation / Fractional Ownership Fractional ownership program on a Cessna Citation Mustang jet ("colocation d'avions") that lets business clients share a private aircraft for business development travel, marketed as a cost- and capital-efficient alternative to full jet ownership. Booked through the dedicated Avialpes Jet site and brand channel.
• Corporate Human-Factors Seminars (Séminaires d'Entreprise) B2B team-building and leadership package for corporate executives and managers, in which former airline and Patrouille de France pilots deliver human-factors / crew resource management training followed by a Mont Blanc overflight or initiation flight at AVIALPES' Annecy base. Sold directly to HR / training and executive buyers.
• Aviation Gift Vouchers (Bons Cadeaux) Prepaid gift vouchers purchasable online (via the Avialpes website and partner platform capcadeau.com) that entitle the recipient to redeem any scenic flight, initiation flight, simulator experience or pilot-training course in the AVIALPES catalogue. Functions as the primary gifting and remote-purchase channel for the consumer flight book.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% success rate for 2025 professional courses (MEP, CPL, IR, Advanced UPRT, Instructors) with 62 trainees
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AnnecyClicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism marketing partnership with AnnecyClic for cross-promotion of aviation experiences to visitors of the Annecy region.
• AviationExamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with AviationExam for ATPL theory preparation. AviationExam access included in ATPL training fee (2690 euros summer offer). Partnership ensures course aligns closely with DGAC exam questions.
• Cockpit EnglishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Cockpit English for FCL.055 English language proficiency testing preparation. Intensive 3-day training courses to prepare pilots for the mandatory English aviation communication test.
• capcadeau.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGift voucher distribution partnership enabling online purchase of flight experiences for gifting purposes. Direct website links drive customers to partner checkout.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avialpes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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