Dassault

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Dassault Aviation marked the return to normalcy following the challenging 18 months that many companies have expressed at the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The company gave program updates on its 6X and 10X and announced an expansion of its service organization. In May, Dassault announced the 10X—an ultralong-range jet […]

The test program for Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X expanded further this spring, with more to come in short order. The second Falcon 6X test platform took flight on April 30, 2021, with the pilots reporting good results from the widebody, long-range jet. The two-hour flight pushed the aircraft up to Mach 0.85 and FL 400. […]

Dassault Aviation on May 6 announced its newest addition to the Falcon family, the even longer range 10X. The new airplane represents the French aircraft builder’s challenge to the ultra-long-range category capable of stage lengths as long as 7,500 nm and speeds of up to Mach 0.925. Dassault believes the 10X will best its two […]

Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X long-range, ultra-widebody business jet made its first flight from the company’s facility at Mérignac, France, near Bordeaux, on March 10, 2021. The flight was made in honor of pilot, politician, and company heir Olivier Dassault, who died on March 7 in an Airbus AS350 helicopter accident in Normandy with another pilot. Pilots […]

Today’s new private jet aircraft offer the very latest in-flight deck technologies to enhance safety and reduce pilot workloads, while efficiency advancements in airframe design deliver higher cruise speeds resulting in longer distances between city pairs. All of this aerospace engineering produces exceptional performance; however, the real reason anyone buys in this market segment is […]

Dassault Aviation unveiled its first completed Falcon 6X in a virtual event on December 8 from the company’s Merignac hangar in Bordeaux, France. The event was hosted by TV journalist and pilot Miles O’Brien. Approximately 4,000 people tuned in from around the globe for the event. The 6X is the successor to the 5X program […]

At FL370 over southern Utah, Honeywell’s Dassault Falcon 7X is loaded with six media representatives from NBAA-BACE plus five executives from Honeywell as we “test drive” Honeywell’s JetWave in-flight Wi-Fi system. It is an incredible experience to have fully-functional internet connectivity while flying along at 490 miles per hour. Internet connectivity is just not that […]

The Dassault Falcon Jet board named Thierry Betbeze CEO of its division, a Dassault Aviation subsidiary, among news of mixed success for the business unit in the first half of 2019. Betbeze had served since 2016 as senior vice president, finance, for Dassault Falcon Jet. He succeeds Jean Rosanvallon, who led the company for 23 […]