Dassault Falcon News Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:12:25 +0000 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:12:25 +0000 JetForums - Jet Aviation's Premier Online Community https://www.jetforums.net/privatejet/dassault-falcon-news.60/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:14:52 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-rolls-out-first-10x-business-jet.5242/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-rolls-out-first-10x-business-jet.5242/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News First Falcon 10X Rolls Out In France
​The Falcon 10X by Dassault Falcon was unveiled to the world back in May, 2021 and since then the company has been working on the program and since then the first unit which has now been officially rolled out on March 10th, 2026. Dassault Falcon over the last few years have been very tight-lipped about certain aspects relating to the program especially concerning the first flight of the 10X. With the...

News: Dassault Falcon Rolls Out First 10X Business Jet]]> 3 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:46:13 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-10x-nears-flight-testing-status.5179/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-10x-nears-flight-testing-status.5179/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Falcon 10X By Dassault Appears To Be Nearing Flight Testing Status
​Dassault Falcon has been relatively tight-lipped regarding the progress of the development of their largest and newest executive jet, the Falcon 10X. Not only will it be their largest aircraft but most-technologically advanced and alot is riding on smooth testing towards entry into service. This aircraft will help bring the gap closer for Dassault in terms of competing a bit...

News: Dassault Falcon 10X Nears Flight Testing Status]]> 3 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:43:28 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-remains-tight-lipped-on-falcon-10x-first-flight.5099/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-remains-tight-lipped-on-falcon-10x-first-flight.5099/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Falcon 10X First Flight A Mystery; Falcon 6X Expands Performance Capabilities
​JF has not published any news regarding the future Dassault Falcon 10X and its 10X powerplant in a while. Rolls Royce, the manufacturer of the Pearl 10X that has been developed for the Falcon 10X suggested that it has filed all data related to the certification of the engine. Rolls Royce completed their testing work nearly since this same time last year. ]]> 3 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:37:33 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-rolls-royce-concludes-pearl-10x-powerplant-testing.4972/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-rolls-royce-concludes-pearl-10x-powerplant-testing.4972/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News After 6 Months Rolls Royce Completes Pearl 10X Testing
​The Rolls Royce Pearl 10X powerplant will power Dassault's forthcoming Falcon 10X flagship business jet. Rolls Royce recently said that it has now concluded testing on that powerplant after 6 months of rigourous testing. The Pearl 10X took to the skies for the first time back in early April, 2024 attached to a pylon on Roll Royce's 44 year old Boeing 747 test bed. Over the next few months...

News: Rolls Royce Concludes Pearl 10X Powerplant Testing]]> 3 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:05:11 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-rolls-royce-pearl-10x-commences-flight-testing.4909/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-rolls-royce-pearl-10x-commences-flight-testing.4909/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Pearl 10X Powerplant Commences Flight-Tests
​The Rolls Royce Pearl 10X is the powerplant that will eventually power Dassault Falcon's flagship executive jet, the Falcon 10X. The engine manufacturer recently kicked-off flight testing of the engine with a test example attached to its Boeing 747-400 testbed. Philipp Zeller, Senior Vice President Dassault, Business Aviation, Rolls-Royce, said: "We are excited to enter into this important next phase...

News: Rolls Royce Pearl 10X Commences Flight Testing]]> 2 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 20:11:37 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-unveils-falconways.4781/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-unveils-falconways.4781/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News FalconWays Flight Optimization Tool Unveiled By Dassault
​FalconWays is a brand new route optimization tool designed to save time as well as reduce emissions by the Falcon aircraft that utilize it. The new tool, FalconWays, will be offered as a flight app on Dassault’s FalconSphere iPad electronic flightbag and is compatible with Jeppesen and Universal flight planning tools. FalconWays was evaluated over a campaign of long flights between the...

News: Dassault Falcon Unveils FalconWays]]> 2 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:51:18 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-easa-certifies-falcon-6x.4748/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-easa-certifies-falcon-6x.4748/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dual (FAA; EASA) Approvals For Falcon 6X
​Dassault Aircraft finally receives Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for their new Falcon 6X. The simultaneous approvals were awarded on August 22nd 2023 and now permits the French airframer to commence deliveries to their international customers. The first delivery is in final works and expected to happen momentarily. ]]> 2 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:56:22 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-experiencing-marked-slow-down.4709/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-experiencing-marked-slow-down.4709/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Slow Down At Dassault Falcon
​French airframer Dassault Falcon has had a tougher time in business this year. They have been experiencing a slow down overall especially as it relates to deliveries as well as orders. First half year results recently were revealed and it showed that Dassault delivered 9 Falcon executive jets for the first half of 2023 which compared to the first half of 2022 is down from the 14 deliveries made then.]]> 1 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:41:13 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-6x-nears-certification.4656/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-6x-nears-certification.4656/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Falcon 6X Certification Testing Complete; Approval Soon
​The Dassault Falcon 6X is nearing its certification point and it is expected to be granted in the coming weeks. The certification testing program is pretty much completed and the fleet of test aircraft have accumulated 1,480 flight test hours in the air which covered approximately 580-test flights. The Falcon 6X will be a game-changer for Dassault Falcon as it will be bringing...

News: Dassault Falcon 6X Nears Certification]]> 2 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:23:19 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-forces-saf-use-from-little-rock-facility.4616/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-forces-saf-use-from-little-rock-facility.4616/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Little Rock Dassault Facility Using Continuous SAF For Customer-Bound Aircraft
​For the environmentally conscious, Dassault's recent announcement at the end of March regarding its Little Rock Arkansas location will be pleasing. Dassault announced that it is providing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for all Falcon customer acceptance and departure flights from the facility. Dassault has now accepted continuous supply of SAF at its completions...

News: Dassault Falcon Forces SAF Use From Little Rock Facility]]> 1 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:09:14 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-falcon-10x-development.4546/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-falcon-10x-development.4546/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Latest Falcon 10X Development News
​The Dassault Falcon 10X is the newest executive jet the French airframer is working on and although the aircraft won't be coming into service for another few years the industry has been buzzing about this aircraft. For a long time the race to the top in the large cabin executive world has been between rivals Gulfstream and Bombardier namely between their respective offerings like the Gulfstream G650/700 and in...

News: Latest On Falcon 10X Development]]> 2 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:05:14 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-certifies-p-wc-powerplant-for-forthcoming-falcon-6x.4497/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-certifies-p-wc-powerplant-for-forthcoming-falcon-6x.4497/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Forthcoming Falcon 6X P&WC 812D Engine Certified By FAA
​The forthcoming Dassault Falcon 6X is going to be powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D engines. This powerplant was just certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a few days ago. Naturally Transport Canada already certified it as well as the European (Union) Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The American FAA is now the third major regulatory agency to certify the...

News: FAA Certifies P&WC Powerplant For Forthcoming Falcon 6X]]> 1 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:08:08 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-10x-enters-production-phase.4448/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-10x-enters-production-phase.4448/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault Falcon 10X Enters Into Production Phase
​In an update on the progress of the future flagship of the Dassault Falcon fleet, the airframer announced that the Falcon 10X has now entered the production phase. Parts manufacturing has been ongoing and the airframer is preparing for initial sub-assemblies production. "All the elements for another great Falcon are literally coming together in our various production facilities," remarked...

News: Dassault Falcon 10X Enters Production Phase]]> 2 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:48:06 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-new-cabin-product-unveiled-by-dassault-falcon.4264/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-new-cabin-product-unveiled-by-dassault-falcon.4264/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault Falcon New Cabin Product
​Dassault Aviation used the recently held European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) to unveil a new cabin product for their new executive jets. The unveil centered around a luxurious suite for the cabin of the Falcon 6X and 8X. These two jets will initially have the suite available to customers if they wish to have it outfitted. Officially it is called the Falcon Privacy Suite and it brings a...

News: New Cabin Product Unveiled By Dassault Falcon]]> 1 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:39:56 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-first-customer-bound-falcon-6x.4103/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-first-customer-bound-falcon-6x.4103/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault First Customer Falcon 6X Arrives In Arkansas.
​The first Dassault Falcon 6X for the first customer has finished assembly and departed Dassault's France-based Bordeaux-Mérignac facility bound for the United States where it is to arrive at the completions facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. The aircraft bore the registration F-WZOC, of course this is the temporary registration. This particular aircraft is S/N 5, while S/N...

News: First Customer Bound Falcon 6X]]> 1 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:41:00 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-transport-canada-certifies-pw812d-that-powers-falcon-6x.4062/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-transport-canada-certifies-pw812d-that-powers-falcon-6x.4062/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News PW812D Certified By Transport Canada
​Pratt & Whitney has received certification from Transport Canada for its PW812D powerplant which is destined to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X. "Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW812D engine is a major step forward in fuel efficiency, maintainability and performance, and will help make the 6X a truly outstanding aircraft," said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. The 13,500 lb-thrust PW812D will...

News: Transport Canada Certifies PW812D That Powers Falcon 6X]]> 1 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:47:32 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-underscores-large-cabin-long-range-at-nbaa-bace.3994/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-underscores-large-cabin-long-range-at-nbaa-bace.3994/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault Underscores Large-Cabin; Long-Range At NBAA-BACE
​With the large-cabin and long-range segment of the industry heating up between competitors, Gulfstream, Bombardier and Dassault, the latter is underscoring its efforts in the segment with the Falcon 6X, 8X and 10X at this year's NBAA-BACE. The show will kick off next week, the 12th of October in Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) and the company will have cabin mock-ups of the in-test...

News: Dassault Underscores Large-Cabin; Long-Range At NBAA-BACE]]> 1 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:38:36 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-deliveries-slide-orders-jump-first-half.3888/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-deliveries-slide-orders-jump-first-half.3888/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault Falcon Deliveries Slide; Orders Jump In First Half
​Dassault Falcon has been in a slump when it pertains to deliveries this year so far. Between January and June they managed to only ship six business jets. For the same period in 2020, the company delivered 16 jets to customers. While this performance for the year so far may seem alarming, the order intake has been much better. 25 new aircraft were booked during...

News: Dassault Falcon Deliveries Slide; Orders Jump First Half]]> 1 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:26:10 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-6x-wins-prestigious-award-for-its-interior.3786/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-falcon-6x-wins-prestigious-award-for-its-interior.3786/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Falcon 6X Interior Wins Another Prestigious Award
​The Dassault Falcon 6X, the latest business jet from the French airframer has taken off in reality but the aircraft model is in the news again for a different reason...the interior. The Falcon 6X has won another prestigious award for its interior. This time it is the Red Dot: Best of the Best award for its premium cabin design. What is the Red Dot? To the layman when you think of a red dot it is...

News: Dassault Falcon 6X Wins Prestigious Award For Its Interior]]> 1 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:36:31 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-first-dassault-falcon-6x-first-flight.3746/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-first-dassault-falcon-6x-first-flight.3746/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News First Dassault Falcon 6X First Flight
​The first flight of the first Dassault Falcon 6X test article has taken place. It comes after the roll out of the first aircraft back in early December 2020. Today, Bruno Ferry and Fabrice Vallette were the test pilots in the cockpit of S/N 1 for the landmark flight. "Today’s flight is another milestone in Dassault history, made all the more satisfying by the remarkable efforts of the entire Dassault...

News: First Dassault Falcon 6X First Flight]]> 1 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:02:57 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-first-dassault-falcon-6x-rolls-out.3663/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-first-dassault-falcon-6x-rolls-out.3663/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault Aviation Rolls Out First Falcon 6X
​The latest Dassault Falcon business jet has been officially rolled out during a virtual session on December 8th. "Today’s rollout is a significant achievement. I am very pleased to present the addition of an all-new aircraft design within the Falcon family, the ultra widebody Falcon 6X," said Dassault Aviation Chairman Eric Trappier. "The challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic required exceptional...

News: First Dassault Falcon 6X Rolls Out]]> 1 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:52:41 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-sets-date-on-roll-out-of-first-falcon-6x.3628/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-sets-date-on-roll-out-of-first-falcon-6x.3628/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News First Falcon 6X To Roll Out In December
​Dassault Falcon has been working away on their next executive jet, the Falcon 6X. It is now known that the first specimen will roll-out on December 8th this year from its Bordeaux-Merignac, France facility. Once this happens, the first flight of the 6X is penned for 2021 which allows for a year of testing hopefully leading to certification and deliveries in 2022. The initial roll out is a major milestone...

News: Dassault Sets Date On Roll-Out Of First Falcon 6X]]> 1 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:17:01 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-falcon-6x-wins-international-yacht-aviation-award-for-interior-design.3604/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-falcon-6x-wins-international-yacht-aviation-award-for-interior-design.3604/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Falcon 6X Wins International Yacht & Aviation Award For Interior Design
​French airframer Dassault Falcon announced that their Falcon 6X which is currently under development has won the prestigious International Yacht & Aviation award for its interior design. "This prestigious award reflects the innovative manner in which our in-house Design Studio conceived the Falcon 6X cabin, which entailed going well beyond simply...

News: Falcon 6X Wins International Yacht & Aviation Award For Interior Design]]> 1 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 20:17:49 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-falcon-6x-progress-update.3518/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-falcon-6x-progress-update.3518/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Dassault Progresses With Builds Of 6X Test Articles
​In a Covid-19 era airframers around the world have been hampered in many ways. Even on progress of new aircraft models to hit the market in the next few years. Dassault Falcon has been one of those airframers but they have managed to keep some momentum going regarding their latest offering, the Falcon 6X. In Bordeaux-Merignac, France, there are three test articles so far being...

News: Falcon 6X Progress Update]]> 1 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:38:36 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-strong-2019-backed-by-rafale-sales.3445/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-dassault-strong-2019-backed-by-rafale-sales.3445/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Rafale Sales Prop Dassault Overall 2019 Performance
​Dassault Falcon suggests they had a strong year in 2019 but the figures speak for themselves. In 2018, the French company managed to delivery 41 executive jets. In 2019 they managed to do the same again, shipping 40 units to customers around the world. New orders for Falcon jets during the year also stood at 40. On the defense side of the company they shipped 26 examples of their...

News: Dassault Strong 2019 Backed By Rafale Sales]]> 1