In 2022, the Rafale was on all fronts and scored big commercial victories. It is also at the military level that orders have progressed the most for Dassault Aviation. Last year, 92 aircraft were ordered for export (80 United Arab Emirates, 6 Greece, 6 Indonesia) against 49 Rafale ordered in 2021, including 37 for export.
On the other hand, production marked a sharp slowdown. While in 2021 the French aircraft manufacturer delivered 25 Rafale Export, it delivered 13 in 2022 with one more for France. On paper, the group still exceeds its goals, which were 13 deliveries with a rate of at least one device produced per month.
In 2023, the French group, its partners (Thales and Safran) and its numerous subcontractors will have to speed up in view of a very full order book. As of December 31, 2022, it includes 164 combat aircraft against 86 a year earlier. In March, a contract for 26 Rafale Marine could be signed with India.
Talent Recruitment
Last March, immediately after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Eric Trappier specified that the production rate was one aircraft per month and that it could “easily go to rate 3” to thus reach thirty aircraft delivered per year. .
To achieve this goal, recruitment will be necessary.
During wishes to the press, Guillaume Faury, Chairman of Gifas and CEO of Airbus, acknowledged that the entire aviation sector is facing a talent shortage. In 2022, 15,000 recruits were made, but 16,000 are still needed in 2023. Gifas launched the “Aero Recruits” campaign in April with a website dedicated to job offers, job appointments and factory tours.
Source: BFM TV
