Aircraft
Dassault Falcon Sales, Deliveries Fall in 'Difficult Market'
Net orders for Dassault Falcons stood at 21 aircraft last year, down from 25 in 2015 and 67 in 2014.
Sales, deliveries and backlog of Dassault Falcons were down across the board last year as the French aircraft manufacturer cited a "difficult business jet market." (Photo: Dassault Falcon/Katsuhiko Tokunaga)
Sales, deliveries and backlog of Dassault Falcons were down across the board last year as the French aircraft manufacturer cited a "difficult business jet market." (Photo: Dassault Falcon/Katsuhiko Tokunaga)

Net orders for Dassault Falcons stood at 21 aircraft as of the end of 2016, down from 25 in 2015 and 67 in 2014. Last year’s tally reflects gross orders for 33 aircraft offset by 12 Falcon 5X cancellations—a result Dassault attributes to developmental delays on the Safran Silvercrest engine that caused initial customer deliveries of the new large-cabin business jet to slip to early 2020 from late this year. “The weakness of the order intake reflects a difficult business jet market,” the French aircraft manufacturer noted.