JPC Aviation was founded in 1981 by Jean-Paul Cloâtre, a former member of the management team at Avion Robin.
The company specialized in the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of embedded signaling equipment (anti-collision lights, navigation lights, and power supply units) for helicopters, including those produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Aérospatiale and later Eurocopter), as well as light aircraft (Avion Robin, Daher Socata).
In 1986, the company changed its legal status to a Simplified Joint Stock Company (SAS). It continued to expand its range of equipment (formation lights, integrated anti-collision lights, etc.), particularly for helicopters, utilizing LED technology.
In the early 2000s, at the request of the aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, JPC Aviation developed a complete range of equipment (wingtip flashlights, strobe + tail navigation lights, and power supply units) specifically for the FALCON aircraft line.
Building on its expertise in proprietary techniques and experience in the aeronautical industry, the company decided to explore new fields of application.
arrow_forward In the road sector, this included highway fog lights, sequential lights, and flashes for automated traffic monitoring systems.
arrow_forward In the airport sector, the company focused on obstacle marking lights.
arrow_forward In the defence sector, it developed flash simulators for firing simulations.
In 2007, to increase its production capacity, JPC Aviation relocated to new premises, expanding its facility from 100 m² to over 800 m².
JPC Aviation holds several certifications, including EASA PART 21G (aeronautical production organization), EASA PART 145 (aeronautical maintenance organization), FAA FAR 145 (U.S. aeronautical maintenance organization), and EN9100:2016. In 2015, the company obtained EASA APDOA (aeronautical design organization) approval, enabling it to design standard aeronautical equipment under ETSO certification and to develop its own range of aeronautical products.
Over the years, JPC Aviation has continuously invested in advanced tools for manufacturing, quality control, prototyping, and testing, including digital microscopes, component placement machines, vapor-phase reflow ovens, photometric laboratories, spectrometers, radiometers, spectrum analyzers, and more
Today, JPC Aviation delivers over 5,000 pieces of equipment annually to customers worldwide and offers more than 250 product references, all designed and manufactured at its production site in Darois, France.