Proud of our model

Governance and family values

Dassault Aviation’s corporate management boasts exemplary stability, as illustrated by the fact that Éric Trappier is the Company’s fifth Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since its founding.

Our stability ensures the long-term validity of the values that have driven Dassault Aviation’s success:

– technical excellence and innovation, combined with a passion for aeronautics;
– quick strategic decisions;
– flexibility to adapt to changes;
– the determination to meet objectives;
– efficient management and competitiveness;
– a human resources policy designed to attract top talent and ensure their loyalty.

Our long-term vision is a major advantage in aviation, an industry with very long cycles: an aircraft may stay in production for 25 years and be in service for more than 40 years.

Dual expertise: civil and military

Dassault Aviation’s dual civil-military expertise means that we can count on two different markets, reducing our exposure to fluctuating economic conditions. As a systems integrator and architect, we design and produce both military and business aircraft by calling on the same design departments and factories. The state-of-the-art technologies developed for defense also benefit our civil aviation business.

For example, innovative solutions for the defense market, such as fly-by-wire controls, advanced aerodynamics, composites and data fusion, have been applied to the Falcon family of business jets. In return, our civil aircraft business has inspired new production processes and new certification and flight safety capabilities.

A unifying core

As industrial architect and systems integrator, Dassault Aviation unifies major suppliers in the aviation industry.

We have long taken a pragmatic approach to coordinating partnerships and alliances, whether in Europe or in a broader international framework, through developments in the United States and India, for instance. This approach favors long-term relationships, based on complementary skills, quality and performance.

Dassault Aviation naturally plays a pivotal role in future combat systems, by teaming up on various programs in conjunction with European partners.