Dassault Falcon Sales Sluggish as BRIC Economies Lag

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 salespeople had hoped to conclude sales in the latter part of 2015 but all the prospects postponed their decision, Trappier said.