#07 / 2019
F i r s t o f a l l , I w o u l d l i ke t o
H o w d o yo u i m a g i n e
c o n g r a t u l a t e yo u o n yo u r n e w an ideal Dassault
a p p o i n t m e n t a n d w i s h yo u c l i e n t ? A c o r p o r a t i o n
ideas but also by his followers,
I would say affirmatively.
This man created the first
business jet — Mystere. May
he no longer advise us, but
the soul he has given our
aircraft is still alive. We all
grew up, acquired our wings,
but the image of the very first
business jet still inspires us.
p ro s p e r i t y a n d s u c c e s s a s t h e o r a p r i v a t e c u s t o m e r ? Dassault is def initely part
D a s s a u l t F a l c o n P re s i d e n t . Every client is perfect for
me. The negotiation process
is easier with some, and
it is more difficult with
others, but in general,
communication with the
client is always a positive
process for me. I believe
our main goal is not just to
sell a new aircraft to the
client. Let it be a little deal.
It is important for us to keep
customers’ loyalty and be
reasonable in everything
we do and offer them. This
is the only way we can
develop further. o f a v i a t i o n h i s t o r y. D o yo u
Thank you very much! I was
happy to work with Olivier
Vila. He’s a fantastic boss,
and I learned a lot from
him. I hope that handing
over responsibilities will go
smoothly and I will be able
to keep and develop Dassault
Falcon’s success which it owes
to Olivier. By the way, my
official starting date is July 1.
All the aviation people I’ve
e v e r m e t l ov e t h e s k y a n d t h e
a i rc r a f t l i ke m a d . D o yo u t h i n k
this industr y can sur vive
i f a n i n t e re s t i n a v i a t i o n
as a business is the only
The histor y of all major
c o n s i d e r t h e c o m p a ny a s t h e
ambassador of France in the
g l o b a l a e ro s p a c e i n d u s t r y ?
Any French product can be
recognized immediately. You
have to admit when you see
Falcon, you immediately
notice that it is beautiful.
France is associated with
elegance all over the world.
And Falcon can’t afford to
be an exception. Neither
externally nor in terms
of cabin comfort. The best
way to stay in the world
arena as a French company
is to produce a high-
quality product.
o n e a s s e t ? a i rc r a f t m a n u f a c t u re r s b e g a n I would say there are only
two types of people working
in Dassault. The first being
those who passionately love
aviation. The second type
are those who are loyal to
the company. When I joined
Dassault, I knew the plane
had two wings. That’s it.
However, from the very
beginning of my career in
the company, I met so many
passionate people that I just
couldn’t help but get carried
away by planes. And now for
35 years, I have been learning
something new every day
about them. As you can see,
I still haven’t lost interest. w i t h o n e p e r s o n . N o w t h ey H a v e yo u e v e r t h o u g h t
a re p a r t s o f g l o b a l h o l d i n g s , of attracting a public
w h i c h a re o f t e n i n v o l v e d n o t f i g u re t o b e t h e D a s s a u l t
o n l y i n a i rc r a f t m a n u f a c t u r i n g . Ambassador?
Wo u l d yo u l i ke t o ke e p t h e Oleg Tinkov is coping very
well with the role of our
unofficial ambassador in
Russia. He is very active in
social media. By the way,
John Travolta, who was
an ambassador of another
manufacturer a few years
ago is in fact an active pilot,
and Falcon 2000 is one of the
aircraft in his fleet.
I would say that every
pilot who operates Falcone is
the ambassador of our brand.
All of them are delighted
with our business jets, and
they all say unanimously
that they are operated like
combat aircraft.
feeling in Dassault that it is
s t i l l a f a m i l y c o m p a ny ?
That’s what I’d really like.
H o w d o yo u p l a n t o d o t h i s?
The best way is to keep
making a good product. When
people like what products
made by a company and they
find buyers, business owners
and employees are happy.
Coming back to the person
who stands at the origins of
e v e r y l a rg e c o m p a ny. I s t h e
W h a t ’s t h e f i r s t q u e s t i o n yo u i n f l u e n c e o f M a rc e l D a s s a u l t ’s
usually ask people who come p e r s o n a l i t y, h i s i d e a s a re s t i l l
to work in Dassault? f e l t i n t h e c o m p a ny ?
Why do you want to work
with us? Even though we are now
inspired by Marcel Dassault’s
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