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AIN Blog: Dassault’s 7X Grounding Is a Safety Milestone
Dassault Aviation’s grounding on May 26 of the entire 112-aircraft Falcon 7X fleet because of a runaway trim incident is extraordinary in many ways.

Dassault Aviation’s grounding on May 26 of the entire 112-aircraft Falcon 7X fleet because of a runaway trim incident is extraordinary in many ways. (Dassault didn’t actually ground the 7X fleet, but it did ask the EASA to issue an emergency airworthiness directive; EASA, then the FAA, followed through quickly.)

First, a major aircraft manufacturer made a very quick decision to serve the cause of safety above all else. In a time when large corporations have a reputation for protecting the bottom line first and then thinking about customers, Dassault clearly was far more concerned about the safety of its customers than the effect on the company’s finances. Of course, an accident could have had a worse effect, but this is a rare instance of an aircraft manufacturer making a preemptive strike against chaos before it’s too late.

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Matt Thurber
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