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Dassault Falcon Orders, Deliveries Dip in 2023
Deliveries of the newly certified Falcon 6X did not start until late November
Dassault Falcon 6X business jet
Dassault delivered 26 of its Falcon business jets, including the new 6X model, in 2023, when it also logged 23 new orders. © Dassault Falcon

Dassault Aviation closed 2023 with weaker-than-anticipated sales and deliveries of its Falcon business jets. According to the French aircraft manufacturer, orders for Falcons declined from 64 in 2022 to just 23 last year. The company delivered 26 Falcons, six fewer than in 2022, and fell short of the 35 units it had previously projected in guidance issued in March.

As of December 31, Dassault’s backlog of orders covered 84 Falcons, compared with 87 at the end of 2022. However, over the same period, the backlog for its Rafale fighters increased from 164 to 211, and the company delivered 13 Rafales (11 to the French military and two for export customers), which was two fewer than forecast.