Groupe Dassault consists of several enterprises beyond Dassault Aviation, including Dassault Systèmes, Le Figaro (media and services), Immobilière Dassault (real estate), Dassault Wine Estates (including Saint-Émilion, France-based Château Dassault), and Artcurial (auction house).

Edelstenne rose to lead the French conglomerate on May 28, 2018, following the death of Serge Dassault. Trappier comes into the position having longtime experience with the company. He served as executive vice president, international directorate, leading the company’s successful bid to sell the Mirage 2000-9 fighter to the United Arab Emirates in 1998, as well as the selection of the Rafale fighter following India’s Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft RFP in 2012.

Trappier graduated from Telecom SudParis academy for engineers and then served in the French Navy as an officer. He joined Dassault Aviation in 1984 as a systems engineer in the business unit’s design department. Currently, he also serves as chairman of Dassault Falcon Jet, and he’s a member of the French Légion d’Honneur and Knight of the Ordre National du Mérite.

Dassault Aviation certified the Falcon 6X in 2023 under Trappier’s leadership and continues development of the Falcon 10X with certification anticipated in 2025.

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A two-year-long, 1,500-hour test program culminated in the approvals granted first by EASA, shortly followed by the FAA. The TC clears the flight path forward for deliveries in the coming months, with the first production units entering final completion at Dassault’s facilities in Bordeaux.

“The certification of the Falcon 6X is a remarkable milestone for Dassault Aviation,” said Éric Trappier, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, in a statement. “We would like to recognize the EASA and FAA certification teams for their commitment in this demanding process and our customers for their confidence. The Falcon 6X is the first brand new business jet to comply with the latest regulations, which will enhance the safety and security of all new aircraft.

“The 5,500 nm/10,200 km Falcon 6X combines the best qualities of Dassault Aviation’s world-leading business and fighter aircraft expertise to create the longest-range jet in its class with unparalleled passenger comfort and maximum mission flexibility.”

FLYING senior business editor Fred George flew the 6X in an exclusive look last year:

A full We Fly report ran in the May 2023/Issue 937 print edition of FLYING, highlighting the twin Pratt & Whitney PW812D powerplants—at 13,500-pound thrust per side—and advanced digital flight control system with heritage from the company’s Rafale fighters, as well as the spacious cabin poised to envelop passengers in luxury within the long-range segment.

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The 7X will be powered by three 6,100-pound thrust Pratt & Whitney PW307A engines, which are a derivative of the successful PW300 series already in service on other bizjets and airliners. Initial TBO for the 307A will be 7,200 hours. Honeywell, along with Dassault, is developing the avionics suite for the 7X. Dubbed EASy, the package will feature a quartet of 14.1-inch diagonal displays. EASy will also be standard fare on the under-development Falcon 2000EX, as well as on the 900EX. The 7X will be the first business jet to have fly-by-wire flight controls, a technology that Dassault has used on many of its fighter jets and that Airbus and Boeing use on their latest models.

The 7X doesn’t have the ultra-long legs of the Bombardier Global Express and the Gulfstream V, but the tri-jet 7X will parlay its cutting-edge wing design into an impressive enough range of 5,700 nm and an equally impressive typical operating speed of Mach .85. The 5,700-nm range will allow the 7X to link Paris with Tokyo, Beijing, Los Angeles or Sao Paulo. From New York, the 7X will be able to fly directly to all of Europe, Riyadh, Honolulu and all of South America. The 7X’s cabin cross section is the same as that of the company’s Falcon 900EX but with eight extra feet of length and 20 percent greater volume. The 7X cabin has room for three seating lounges, lavatories, a galley, a private crew rest area and a large baggage compartment.

First flight of the 7X is scheduled for 2005. Dassault claims 40 orders for the new jet, with customers about evenly divided between the United States and the rest of the world. The company’s goal is to deliver 250 of the aircraft over the first 10 years of production.

In other news, on October 25th, Dassault test pilots made the first flight of the Falcon 2000EX, an update of the popular 2000 twinjet. The 2000EX exchanges the 2000’s CFE 738 engines for Pratt PW308C turbofans, features advanced avionics, a 31 percent increase in fuel capacity over the Falcon 2000 and a 3,800 nm range, compared with the 3,040 nm range of the 2000. Certification of the 2000EX is scheduled for third quarter of 2002, with first deliveries in early 2003. The first 2000EXs equipped with the EASy flight decks will be delivered in mid-2004.

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