Dassault Falcon Type Rating Guide
Falcon 900EX · Falcon 900LX · Falcon 2000 · Falcon 6X · Falcon 7X · Falcon 8X · Falcon 10X (in development)
Key operators
Corporate flight departments, charter and management companies (Luxaviation, Jet Aviation, Gama Aviation), and government / VIP fleets operating Dassault Falcon aircraft worldwide
Licence & eligibility requirements
CPL/IR with multi-engine rating and ATPL theory credit, or ATPL — plus MCC. A PIC (Captain) type rating requires the skill test flown to ATPL standard
Training structure
Manufacturer computer-based training and ground school, systems and performance examinations, full-flight simulator training (Level D), LOFT, and the skill test / OPC
Approved training organisations
FlightSafety International and CAE (both Dassault-approved for Falcon training), plus other Dassault-authorised organisations in Europe and North America
Demand outlook
Business aviation pilot demand is strong. CAE's 2025 talent forecast projects around 33,000 new business aviation pilots needed worldwide over 2025–2034, with sustained demand for large-cabin Falcon crews.
Key facts
The Falcon 8X is certified as a subtype on the Falcon 7X type certificate, so the two tri-jets share a single EASA licence endorsement — the EASA Operational Evaluation Board recommended the endorsement "Falcon 7X".
The Falcon 6X — the widest purpose-built business-jet cabin — received EASA and FAA type certification in August 2023 and entered service on 30 November 2023, carrying its own type rating.
The Falcon 10X, unveiled in March 2026 and targeting a 2026 first flight with service entry around late 2027, will become Dassault's flagship; no type rating exists yet as the aircraft is still in flight test.
Within the tri-jet Falcon 900 family, endorsements split by avionics generation — the classic Falcon 900B / 900C / 900EX group alongside the Falcon 50, and the EASy-avionics 900EX EASy / 900DX / 900LX as a separate rating.
The Falcon 7X was the first fully fly-by-wire business jet, using the Honeywell Primus Epic "EASy" flight deck later shared with the Falcon 2000EX and 900EX EASy.