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Dassault Could Launch New Falcon Jet Later This Year
“We are now readying the launch of a new Falcon jet, which will offer characteristics determined by our market studies and technological capabilities.”
Dassault is working on a new Falcon business jet that could be launched later this year. Preliminary studies are focusing on enhanced comfort and a reduced environmental footprint, mainly by reducing fuel consumption and noise. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
Dassault is working on a new Falcon business jet that could be launched later this year. Preliminary studies are focusing on enhanced comfort and a reduced environmental footprint, mainly by reducing fuel consumption and noise. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)

In its newly released 2016 annual report, Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier revealed that the company plans to launch another Falcon business jet later this year. “We want to be in a position to launch a new Falcon jet at the end of 2017,” he wrote in the report’s introduction. “Preliminary studies are focusing on enhanced comfort and a reduced environmental footprint, mainly by reducing fuel consumption and noise. That’s all I can say for now.”