Dassault Aviation (Falcon) sales hit $1.2bn

French aerospace manufacturer Dassault Aviation announced financial results for the first half of 2025 wherein it reported a 12% year-over-year increase in sales of business jets clocking in at €1.1bn ($1.2bn) bolstered by better pricing despite units sold staying flat compared to last year.

The company delivered has so far delivered 12 Falcons during the first half of 2025 – flat compared to last year.

Dassault’s backlog for the Falcon segment clocked in at $5.4bn at the end of June compared with $5.9bn at the end of 2024. The backlog includes orders for 75 Falcon, compared with 79 as of December 31, 2024.

In addition, new order intake during the 1H 2025 declined by 13% year-on-year to $1bn compared to $1.2bn in the same period of last year.

“During the 1st half of 2025, 8 Falcon orders were recorded, compared with 11 orders in the 1st half of 2024. The Falcon order intake was €903m [$1bn] in this 1st half, compared with €1bn [$1.2bn] in the 1st half of 2024,” said the company in its financial statements.

Commenting on its business jet segment, the company said that the “client feedback confirms a very high level of passenger comfort (acoustics, brightness, stability in flight and in descent) during more than 3,400 flight hours of the Falcon 6X fleet in service.”

It further added that the Falcon 6X steep descent has been certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) while the plane can now land at London City Airport.

Commenting on the development of Falcon 10X, the company said work on the variant continues and the jet will be equipped with “the most spacious and comfortable cabin on the market.”

On a cumulative basis, Dassault Aviation reported net sales for the first half of 2025 at $3.3bn, up 12% compared to same period last year.

The company’s operating income increased by 6% compared with the 1st half of 2024, to $211m while net income during the first half of 2025 declined by $65.7m in absolute terms to $452.3m.