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Dassault Falcon 10X Service Entry Slips from 2027 to 2029
CEO Eric Trappier cites stricter standards for all-new-aircraft designs
A Dassault Falcon 10X in flight
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Dassault Aviation has pushed service entry of its flagship Falcon 10X to 2029, two years later than the target cited when the aircraft achieved first flight last month. Speaking yesterday during the company's half-year financial results press conference, chairman and CEO Éric Trappier alluded to the extended timeline to a more stringent regulatory environment that took effect in 2023 in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max debacle.

“Ever since the Boeing accidents, certification has become a more complicated matter,” Trappier said. “Here we have a completely new aircraft. There are new rules, new certification rules that did not apply on the 6X, for instance, and so we expect the process to take longer. We remain cautious, and we say—we’re after the first flight—say, 2029. You have to allow two and a half years, maybe, for certification.”

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