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EU Court Overturns Bizav’s Sustainability Criteria Exclusion

European General Court says business aviation should be part of “green taxonomy”

Dassault Aviation jet with SAF — French business jet maker Dassault launched a successful appeal against what it said was a discriminatory ruling by the European Commission. © Dassault Aviation

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

June 24, 2026

The European Union General Court today reversed a 2023 ruling by the European Commission (EC) excluding the manufacturing of business aircraft from the European Union’s green taxonomy process. Lawyers for Dassault Aviation, which in 2024 filed a case against the ruling, supported by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), successfully argued that the ruling unfairly excluded the industry from economic activities in support of environmental sustainability.

In a statement issued by Dassault, the manufacturer of Falcon jets said that the court in Luxembourg confirmed the EC’s ruling had “blatantly failed to consider the specific characteristics and [business aviation's] role in certain missions.” Its legal team argued that in Section 3.21 of the Climate Delegated Act, European officials had ignored the social and economic value of business aviation, as well as “insufficiently taking account” of the decarbonizing impact of increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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