Dassault Falcon Jet

Dassault Falcon Jet | March 10, 2016

Economic conditions in emerging countries took a toll on Falcon sales last year, reported Dassault CEO Eric Trappier on March 10 during the annual press conference at the company’s headquarters in Saint-Cloud, France. Last year Dassault received orders for only 45 Falcons, half the tally for 2014. NetJets canceled an order for 20, bringing the net total to 25. The intake thus represented €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), compared with €3.9 billion ($4.3 billion) in 2014. Falcon salesp...

Dassault Falcon Jet | June 01, 2016

Dassault Aviation, which is celebrating its 100th year in the business, took the opportunity at EBACE in Geneva to provide an update on its Falcon 8X program. Now in the final stages of flight testing, the ultra-long-range trijet is closing in on both EASA and FAA certification, which is expected as soon as this summer....

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...