The Dassault Falcon 900, commonly abbreviated as the F900, is a French-built corporate trijet aircraft made by Dassault Aviation.

Development

The Falcon 900 is a development of the Falcon 50, itself a development of the earlier Falcon 20. The Falcon 900 airframe design incorporates composite materials. Other models include the Falcon 900-B, featuring an increased range, and the Falcon 900EX featuring other improvements in engines and range and an all-glass flight deck. The Falcon 900C is a companion to the Falcon 900EX and replaces the Falcon 900B. Later versions are the Falcon 900EX EASy, and the Falcon 900DX. At EBACE 2008, Dassault announced another development of the 900 series: the Falcon 900LX, incorporating high mach blended winglets designed by Aviation Partners Inc. In 2023, the 900LX equipped price was $44.7 million.

Operational service

In France, the Falcon 900 is used by the Transport Squadron 60 (Transportation, Training and Calibration Squadron 65), which is in charge of transportation for officials in France.

Variants

Operators

Civil operators

A wide range of private owners, businesses, and small airlines operate Falcon 900s. • ;🇱🇾 Libya • Government owned (registration number 5A-DCN) • ;🇶🇦 Qatar • Qatar Amiri Flight • ;🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia • Saudia Private Aviation

Military operators

• ;🇧🇴 • Bolivian Air Force - 900EX (registration FAB-001) is presidential aircraft • ;🇫🇷 • French Air and Space Force • ;🇩🇪 • Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal Intelligence Service) • ;🇮🇹 • Italian Air Force - operates five Falcon 900EX since 2005 • ;🇯🇵 • Japan Coast Guard • ;🇲🇾 • Royal Malaysian Air Force • ;🇳🇦 • Namibian Air Force • ; • Nigerian Air Force • ;🇵🇹 • Portuguese Air Force • ;🇷🇺 • President of Russia • ; • South African Air Force • ;🇪🇸 • Spanish Air and Space Force • ; • Swiss Air Force - 900EX EASy II • ;🇸🇾 • Syrian Air Force • ; • United Arab Emirates Air Force • ;🇬🇧 • Royal Air Force • *32 (The Royal) Squadron - two civilian-registered 900LXs operated under civil contract from March 2022, full military from 2026. • ;🇻🇪 • Venezuelan Air Force

Former operators

• ;🇩🇿 • Algerian Air Force • ;🇦🇺 • Royal Australian Air Force - five in service from 1989-2003 • *No. 34 Squadron RAAF • ;🇧🇪 • Belgian Air Component - one was in use until 2019 for VIP transport • ;🇬🇦 • Gabon Air Force • ;🇬🇷 • Government of Greece • ;🇲🇼 • Government of Malawi - a Falcon 900EX purchased in 2009 as a presidential jet, sold in 2013 • Military of Malawi • ;🇲🇨 • Government of Monaco - replaced by a Falcon 7X

Accidents and incidents

Specifications (Falcon 900B)