Aircraft
Falcon 5X Production Still 'Frozen' as Engine Woes Drag
Snecma has given a new certification schedule to Dassault, and they are working together to come up with an updated development timeline for the 5X.
The flight-test Dassault Falcon 5X has yet to fly due to issues with the twinjet's Snecma Silvercrest engines. Dassault has thus kept production of the new jet "frozen" at its Mérignac factory. The French aircraft manufacturer said it expects to release a new certification and production schedule for the 5X this month. (Photo: Dassault Falcon)
The flight-test Dassault Falcon 5X has yet to fly due to issues with the twinjet's Snecma Silvercrest engines. Dassault has thus kept production of the new jet "frozen" at its Mérignac factory. The French aircraft manufacturer said it expects to release a new certification and production schedule for the 5X this month. (Photo: Dassault Falcon)

The production line for the Dassault Falcon 5X large-cabin business jet is still in “frozen” mode at the airframer's Bordeaux Mérignac factory, as engine manufacturer Snecma is still trying to sort out issues with its Silvercrest turbofan that will power the French twinjet. “Production is frozen as a precaution,” a Dassault spokesman told AIN late last week.


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