- From 1 October, France enforces API and PNR reporting for commercial business-aviation flights to and from French territory.
- The PLF 2027 was filed on 1 October. Its aviation measures concern territorial continuity and an infrastructure levy. We found no new private-jet-specific tax in the filed text.
- The Council scheduled its first ETS review debate for 12 October. Aviation scope is one of the open issues. Our Weekly No. 1 reports how it went.
France
Medium · operators
API and PNR reporting now enforced for commercial business aviation
What happenedFrance has extended Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record reporting to commercial business-aviation flights arriving in or departing from French territory. Enforcement measures apply from 1 October 2026. Operators need the technical connection and the procedures to transmit passenger data before departure.
Why it mattersThe obligation sits with the operator, but it affects how owners fly. An aircraft placed on an AOC for charter now generates passenger-data filings on every French sector. Privacy-sensitive principals should know that their manifest goes to the authorities in advance, and management agreements should state who handles the reporting and who carries any penalties. As described, the extension covers commercial flights. A genuinely private flight is outside its scope, which is one more reason the commercial/private line in the structure has to be drawn accurately.
Source: EBAA industry update, 29 July 2026.
Medium · watch
The 2027 finance bill is filed
What happenedThe government filed the PLF 2027 (n° 3210) on 1 October. On aviation, articles 21 and 22 adjust the air passenger tax for territorial continuity (overseas residents, public-service routes, certain flights from Strasbourg). Separately, the bill raises the TEITLD, the levy on the most profitable long-distance transport infrastructure operators, from 4.6% to as much as 12.2%. Airports say they learned of this from the press. On our reading, the filed text contains no new measure aimed specifically at private jets.
Why it mattersThe business-aviation solidarity rates introduced in 2025 stay as they are unless the bill is amended in Parliament. EBAA France has said it will campaign for changes during this budget. The TEITLD increase falls on airport operators, and some of it may come back to users through charges. For owners, this is something to track, not something to act on yet.
Sources: Assemblée nationale, PLF 2027; DéplacementsPros on the TEITLD increase.
EU emissions trading
High · watch
The Council schedules its first ministerial debate on the ETS review
What happenedThe Council announced a policy debate on the ETS review for the 12 October Environment Council. The preparatory work flags the extension of scope, including aviation, as an area where member states still disagree. Industry pressure continues: EBAA argues that the proposal broadens obligations on business aviation while excluding it from support for sustainable aviation fuel.
Why it mattersExpect the business-aviation provisions to change before adoption, in either direction. We do not think owners should restructure on the basis of the proposal. They should make sure contracts can absorb whichever version passes.
Sources: Council media advisory, 9 October 2026; EBAA.
What to do now
Catch-up issue · published 20 October 2026 by Alexander Baranov, BCA Group. General information from public sources, not legal, tax or aviation advice.