Aircraft
Dassault Aviation Sees Slowdown in First Half of 2023
Dassault Aviation recorded orders for 12 Falcon in the first half, down from 41 in the year-ago period.
Dassault Falcon 8X in flight over clouds
The industry will need to sort through which products the tariffs apply to and in what percentage. © Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation is maintaining its full-year guidance and still expects to deliver 35 Falcon business jets and 15 Rafale fighters this year despite a weak first half. “The global context remains marked by the war in Ukraine and the associated instability,” company chairman and CEO Eric Trappier said yesterday in releasing first-half 2023 results. He conceded that the strained supply chain environment has deteriorated further since last year.

The French OEM delivered nine Falcons in the first six months, down from 14 in the same period last year. Further, it registered net orders for just 12 Falcons, less than a third of the 41 it sold in first-half 2022.