Dassault Falcon bets big on Indian market

These investments will be highlighted, along with Falcon’s full line of large-cabin, long-range business jets, at Aero India which opens in Bangalore on Feb 6

Dassault Falcon, a part of French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets Dassault Aviation, is looking at investing heavily in India to better serve its expanding customer base in the Indian subcontinent and prepare for future growth.

These investments will be highlighted, along with Falcon’s full line of large-cabin, long-range business jets, at Aero India which opens in Bangalore on February 6, 2013, the company said in a release issued from Saint-Cloud, France, on Tuesday.

Dassault built its reputation for advanced high-performance aircraft in the region with the Indian Air Force, which operates 50 Mirage 2000 fighters and, in January 2012, selected the new-generation Rafale for its medium multi-role aircraft (MMRA) mission.

“But this reputation for design excellence is also increasingly driven by advanced business aircraft like the Falcon 7X, the Falcon 900LX and the Falcon 2000 family,” the release added.

Dassault is the Indian market leader for large-cabin business jets, with approximately 20 aircraft currently in operation in the country. It expects to deliver several more over the next two years. Last year, Dassault opened a new Falcon liaison office in New Delhi to serve as a hub for its expanding business in the region. It also added a new Dassault Falcon sales manager to reinforce its Indian marketing team. 

 

“The Indian market is becoming more conducive to consistent growth and the investments in our support network will place us in an excellent position to benefit in the future,” said John Rosanvallon, president and chief executive of Dassault Falcon.