Dassault Aviation held a press conference Thursday to discuss highlights from 2022, with order intakes at an all-time high and an unprecedented backlog.
Dassault achieved an all-time high order intake of 156 planes ordered, 64 of which were Falcons, equating to €21 billion (nearly $22 billion USD). Revenue was €6.9 billion ($7.36 billion) for 46 planes, including 32 Falcons. Dassault announced it has a historic backlog of €35 billion ($37 billion) and encompasses 251 planes, including 87 Falcons.
Dassault order intake
Despite the cancellations of Russian orders, the Falcon received 64 orders in 2022 compared to the 51 received in 2021. There were 32 Falcon deliveries compared to 30 in 2021. The backlog includes 87 Falcon aircraft compared to the 55 from 2021. An award was given to the Dassault Falcon Service with a support contract for France’s Falcon aircraft. The company has also worked to expand its network of service centers, opening or expanding locations in Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai.
The company faced numerous challenges in 2022 like supply chain difficulties and the war in Ukraine. The Rafale fighter aircraft saw success over the year, both in France and globally. Dassault continued work on the future combat air system (FCAS) built around a new generation fighter.
Dassault deliveries and net sales
The projections for 2023 include the anticipated market cooldown. Dassault hopes for the delivery of 15 Rafale and 35 Falcon aircraft and an overall decrease in net sales.
The Falcon 6X entry into service is expected in mid-2023 and the company is still developing the 10X. Improvements are being made for the whole range of Falcon products, with a new EASy IV avionics system available for the Falcon 7X/8X and a new Falcon Privacy Suite module available for the Falcon 8X, as well as for the 6X and 10X.
Dassault addressed the scrutiny that aviation has been under, especially in Europe and France, for business jet emissions. All Falcon models are certified to fly with SAF/kerosene mixes up to 50 percent. The current SAF supplies allow for a reduction in CO2 emissions by 80 percent to 90 percent compared to kerosene. In 2022, 179 flights operated by Dassault used 30 percent SAF mixes. The Falcon 10X will be 100 percent SAF compatible as soon as it enters into service.
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Other aircraft manufacturer delivery numbers in 2022
For the business jet market at large, GAMA reported in its 2022 report releases last month that there was an increase of six percent with an increase in shipments and preliminary deliveries valued at $26.8 billion. In 2021, there were 710 shipments of business jets and in 2022 there were 712. While 712 is still higher than the 644 sold in 2020, it is lower than the 809 sold in 2019.
In its annual report, General Dynamics stated that Gulfstream delivered 96 large-cabin aircraft in 2022, down from 103 in 2021, and 24 mid-cabin aircraft, up from 16 in 2021. The total number of jets delivered last year was 120, up one from the prior year.
In its numbers reported to GAMA, Textron said it delivered 178 private jets to customers in 2022. Parent company Textron’s total aviation backlog, including Cessna piston and jet aircraft as well as Beechcraft and Bell totaled $6.4 billion at the end of last year, compared to $4.1 billion to end 2021.
Bombardier delivered 121 private jets in 2021, according to GAMA numbers, while Embraer reported 102 business jets delivered.
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