Dassault Beats Falcon Delivery Forecast

Dassault Aviation delivered five more Falcons than it forecast last year while backlog grew for the French-made business jets, the latter helped by the introduction of the ultra-long-range Falcon 10X in May. In total, the company handed over 30 Falcons in 2021—four fewer than it shipped in 2020 and 10 fewer than it did in 2019.

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The Paris-headquartered aircraft manufacturer took in 51 net orders for Falcons in 2021, with the backlog now at a four-year high of 55 units. That compares with 15 net orders a year earlier and a backlog of 34 Falcons as of Dec. 31, 2020. Falcon backlog was in the low 50s between late 2017 and 2020; it stood at 63 units at year-end 2016.

Dassault will report its full-year financial results, to include aircraft delivery guidance for 2022, on March 4.