Dassault again downgrades its 2003 delivery estimate
A year after construction began, the new assembly facility for the long-range Dassault Falcon 7X is finished and has already started operations.

A year after construction began, the new assembly facility for the long-range Dassault Falcon 7X is finished and has already started operations. Attendees at the inauguration on September 15 in Bordeaux, France, could see some 10 Falcon 2000 and 2000EX twinjets in the last stages of final assembly.

But the French manufacturer did not have only steps forward to talk about on that day. Chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said deliveries this year will be close to 40 aircraft, down from an anticipated 50 to 60, and only 20 aircraft had been delivered at press time.

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