Dassault troubled over effects of weak dollar
Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne is confident about the future of the French company’s broadening line of Falcons as it ramps up completion efforts

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne is confident about the future of the French company’s broadening line of Falcons as it ramps up completion efforts for the 7X and prepares to launch its new super-midsize jet. But the pressure of a weakening dollar that is affecting all European aerospace companies is making the company cautious about future models.

In an interview with AIN, Edelstenne said the company has a backlog for 217 copies of the 7X. The completion process initially slowed deliveries of the airplane because “different customers chose different interiors and our U.S. plant was not able to complete the aggressive ramp-up in production that we wanted.” He reported that the company is working on the backlog and subcontracting completion to Duncan Aviation as well as Jet Aviation Basel.