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Two new business aircraft in less than a year. After the surprise in October 2013, launching a high-end jet 5X Falcon, Dassault Aviation has recurred in May by revealing design 8X, the most powerful model Falcon, with the largest radius Action
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8X was presented for the first time Wednesday, December 17 Merignac, a suburb near Bordeaux on the site where it is assembled. Described as “flagship of the group” sorting reactor can travel almost 12 000 km with eight passengers and three crew members at the speed of Mach 0.8. It will connect Beijing without a stopover in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London or Mumbai in Sydney. Its first flight is expected in 2015 for commissioning next year.
growth markets
Derived from 7X in service for seven years, the 8X is a stretched version and allows the manufacturer to compete with the American Gulfstream and Bombardier of Canada while riding a notch on the very high end of the market sought after by customers of Asia and emerging countries where the main opportunities lie. Its price should be around $ 55 million. This aircraft has an investment of 500 million euros, half the amount spent on 5X is a two reactor totally new.
Both jets target growth markets. Because if the crisis of the 2008 subprime hit hard business aviation, its effects have not been the same between models. The jets of less than $ 25 million have been most affected, while those of larger, more upscale, from 40 million, fared better. Sales have even increased in some years. This is due to customer preference for aircraft capable of long intercontinental routes due to globalization. It is also carried by the appetite for luxury had many new millionaires in emerging countries.
In the global market for business aircraft, the underlying trend is for an annual growth of 4 % for the next twenty years. According to forecasts by Bombardier, it will double in twenty years, from 14 800 to 30 900 aircraft in 2032
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