Dassault Aviation seeks more Rafale exports, defends business jets

A Dassault Aviation logo is pictured on the company booth during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) at Cointrin airport in Geneva, Switzerland, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) – Dassault Aviation (AM.PA) highlighted negotiations for new Rafale fighter export orders and hit back at European critics of business jets as it posted higher profits on Thursday. The maker of Rafale warplanes and Falcon business jets posted 2022 operating income of 572 million euros ($604 million), up from 527 million euros the previous year, on net revenue that fell to 6.93 billion euros from 7.23 billion euros. Advertisement · Scroll to continue It booked new orders worth 21 billion euros, including 92 Rafales and 64 Falcons. Shares in the French company were up more than 10% to 176 euros at 1030 GMT. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story It delivered 46 jets including 32 Falcons in 2022, down from 55 including 30 Falcons in 2021. It forecast 15 Rafale and 35 Falcon deliveries in 2023 and slightly lower sales, partly due to greater emphasis on the French version of Rafale, for which Dassault does not directly process the sale of […]

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