Dassault Prepares For Economic Upswing

Like most other business jet OEMs, the delivery numbers for Dassault year-to-date have been less than robust.

The Falcon 2000S is a lower-cost deriviative of the Falcon 2000. The 2000S has less range and a less customizable cabin than the Falcon 2000, but Dassault is betting that those are trades customers will make to keep the price under $25 million.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

October 12, 2011

Dassault Falcon is taking advantage of the current business jet production lull to implement more efficient production procedures, unveil new modularized interiors, continue work on its SMS new jet program and perhaps forge alliances with other OEMs as a way to expand its market footprint into new aircraft categories.

Like most other business jet OEMs, the delivery numbers for Dassault year-to-date have been less than robust. Measured in dollars for the first six months of 2011 they were down 44 percent from the same period in 2010, representing an aggregate value of $846.5 million this year versus $1.854 billion a year ago. The scorecard: 19 aircraft delivered through June versus 45 for the first six months of 2010. On a positive note, for the first half of the year the company booked 22 net new (minus cancellation) Falcon orders.

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