Falcon 5X Ends Journey Even Before Flight

The first deliveries of 5X had to be pushed back to 2020, which prompted at least 12 customers to cancel their orders for the $45 million jet.

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After a three-year delay of the Safran Sivercrest engine that was aggravated in 2017 by more technical problems for the Falcon 5X, Dassault decided to scrap the aircraft and start fresh with a new jet powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. In a press announcement, Dassault Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier said, “There is still a strong market need for a brand new long range aircraft with a very large cabin, so I have decided to launch a new Falcon project powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, featuring the same cross section as the Falcon 5X, a range of 5,500 nm, and scheduled to enter into service in 2022.”