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Global 7000 business jet’s unique USP will be The drop-in prices of pre-owned aircraft has 5X in 2018. The 5X will also provide a hint of
the four living spaces and a dedicated crew led to a delay in uptake for new aircraft. There future business jets developed by Dassault
rest area in addition to being able to fly as far has also been a reduction of prices. When Aviation, “All of our future airplanes will have
as 7,400 NM (13,705 km) at Mach 0.85 with the pre-owned market starts moving, it will a cabin size of 5X,” said Trappier.
eight passengers. signal the start of a recovery in sales,” said The Falcon 8X entered service in
Eric Trappier CEO Dassault Aviation during October 2016 and has already been delivered
Dassault Falcon the 2016 results press conference held in to customers in a number of key markets,
The Dassault Falcon family of business jets Saint-Cloud in March. including Europe, the United States, the
comprise of six aircraft ranging from the The unprecedented delay in bringing to Middle East, India and Brazil. Greek operator
flagship tri-engine ultra-long range Falcon market the Falcon 5X following difficulties AMJet Executive was the launch customer
8X, which has a range of 6,450 nm (11,945 km) with its new SilverCrest engine has also for the latest Dassault Falcon flagship.
to the twin-engine Falcon 2000S which has a compounded matters further. Deliveries of The aircraft is already demonstrating the
range of 3,350 nm (6,200 km). The Falcon 7X, the Falcon 5X to customers is now scheduled characteristics of a type that has been in
the new but delayed Falcon 5X which is yet to commence only in early 2020, instead of service for a few years in terms of reliability
to enter service and the Falcon 900 LX and end 2017. Speaking at Dassault Aviation’s and availability. In March Dassault Falcon
2000 LXS complete line-up of business jets. annual press conference, said, “We are announced that the revolutionary Combined
The 2016 order intake for Falcon jets was working with Safran on this every single Vision System (CVS) developed by Dassault
21 Falcon’s including 12 5X’s whose orders day. The first demand we made was that the Aviation had been certified by the European
were cancelled as a result of delays with the engine meet its technical requirements and Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal
Safran Aircraft Engines SilverCrest engine. the second strong demand we made was Aviation Administration for use on the
The company delivered 49 Falcon jets in that they should stick to the new schedule. Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet. FalconEye
2016, compared to 55 in 2015 and the order We have been working with them to ensure will eventually be qualified not only for
backlog as of December 31, 2016, stood at 63 that the milestones are adhered to. SAFRAN use on a single HUD but also in dual HUD
aircraft. Despite a loyal customer base the has been putting a lot of efforts over the last configuration on the Falcon 8X. Not only
Falcon jet family has suffered greatly from couple of years. There is a cost associated will FalconEye provide an unprecedented
the sluggish market for new business aircraft with the delay in the deliveries of the aircraft level of pilot situational awareness and
and sales have been further hampered by to the market of course.” Elaborating on the flight safety,” says Philippe Rebourg,
high inventory of levels of used aircraft, direction for the 5X in 2017 he said, “In 2017 Dassault Aviation’s project test pilot, “it
which driven down the prices of aircraft. we will have to make sure that the engine will greatly enhance the efficiency and cost
“The market may not recover very fast in development at SAFRAN is taking place effectiveness of customers’ fleets.” Almost
2017, though some recovery in the American properly and the technical milestones are all Falcon 8X customers have selected
market expected. The Northern European reached. 1st flight tests will take place on FalconEye, which was previously certified
market is fine, however, recovery in the SAFRAN aircraft. SAFRAN will commence for use on the Falcon 2000 series and the
market is only expected from 2018 onwards. integration of the Silvercrest on the Falcon Falcon 900LX. Developed by Dassault

Pictured is the new Combined
Vision System (CVS) called
‘FalconEye’ developed by Dassault
Aviation and Elbit Systems.
FalconEye will be qualified not only
for use on a single HUD but also
in dual HUD configuration on the
Falcon 8X
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