Dassault Aviation

Major business aviation manufacturers have a number of new programs under development ranging from a single-engine turboprop to ultra-long-range jets.

Flying with three engine types, Rolls’ unusually configured testbed is designed for high-altitude evaluation of the Pearl 10X for Dassault’s long-range Falcon.

A consortium led by Airbus is to study options to provide Europe with a strategic airlift capability that could replace the need to use An-124s.

Partners in the Eurodrone program have completed the preliminary design review for the twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.

Jean-François Georges, Dassault Aviation’s senior vice president for civil aircraft at Dassault Aviation from 1991-2003, died May 11 at age 83.

As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.

The Tikehau Aero Partenaires 2 fund is aimed at supporting small- and medium-size companies in the aerospace sector.

Despite a comfortable backlog, the country’s industry continues to grapple with financial woes and recovering know-how.

After a successful 2023 in recruitment, the aerospace sector in France is planning to add 25,000-30,000 employees in 2024.

The 149,500 ft.² facility includes workshops, storage space, offices, training rooms and rest areas.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

The high costs of power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel are preventing the technology from moving forward.

Dassault Aviation is planning on introducing a laminar-flow wing on the Falcon 10X.

Dassault Aviation chair and CEO Eric Trappier told journalists that delays to its Falcon 10X program were inevitable given the delays to the Falcon 6X.

Reexamining the checklist

Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.

Dassault executives say final assembly of the first ultra-long-range Falcon 10x is expected to begin in the second half of 2024.

The aircraft will be operated by Cat Aviation, a Zurich-based charter and aircraft management company and long-time Falcon operator.

Politics, historical context and the workings of the U.S. defense industrial complex are among the reasons.

After a revised assessment of its space portfolio, Airbus Defense and Space has taken a €600 million ($642 million) charge on unspecified programs.

Two of Germany’s large aerospace suppliers seek better access to the U.S. market and Boeing, with very different approaches.

Round the world on hydrogen; first-responder VTOL competition; stop-fold tiltrotor; another Chinese eVTOL.

The handover will take place Jan. 9, 2025.

An Airbus-Dassault Aviation dispute is threatening the timeline for the development of the four-nation Eurodrone, a German defense ministry report has revealed.