The Falcon 50EX, launched in 1996, refined the pioneering Falcon 50 with more efficient TFE731-40 engines and updated avionics for greater range. It kept the trijet's renowned short-field and long-range capability.
The Falcon 50EX covers roughly 3225 nautical miles nonstop, enough for Paris to Riyadh, nonstop, which on a heavy jet charter is the difference between arriving for dinner and arriving for breakfast. Range like this collapses connections that an airline itinerary would force on the same journey. In practice this heavy jet lets a client leave late and still land the same evening, fresh.
As a Dassault product the Falcon 50EX brings a respected name and a worldwide support network, reassurance that matters as much to charter clients as the cabin itself. Decades of service have wrung the surprises out of the design. Choosing the type is choosing a known, trusted quantity.
The Falcon 50EX cruises around 480 knots near Mach 0.84, and on a busy heavy jet charter that pace routinely saves an hour or more against slower types, time returned at both ends of the day. High cruise also lets the crew climb above weather and airline traffic for a smoother ride. Speed is the one luxury nobody can refund once a day is spent, and the aircraft protects it.
Up front the Falcon 50EX carries Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4, whose situational awareness and automation translate into smoother, quieter, more precise flying for everyone in the cabin. Modern flight management also unlocks the steep, satellite-guided approaches that get the aircraft into demanding airports. Good avionics rarely make the brochure, yet passengers feel them on every leg.
A fact that flatters the type: The 50EX refined the pioneering trijet with efficient engines and glass avionics, keeping the three-engine reassurance that lets it fly ocean routes twins must plan around. Small wonder it remains a favourite on charter fleets.
Behind the comfort sits real engineering: the Falcon 50EX runs 3x Honeywell TFE731-40 (3,700 lbf each), a combination trusted across thousands of charter operations to keep departures punctual. Well-understood systems make it forgiving to maintain and quick to turn around between legs. Dependability, in the end, is the luxury clients feel most on the type.
Disadvantages of the Falcon 50EX as a charter aircraft, and how we weigh them:
The Falcon 50EX sits at the sharper end of its category on price, a reflection of its cabin, reputation and capability. Where budget is the single deciding factor a smaller or slightly older type can charter for less, and our advisors will say so plainly when it is the smarter call.
If outright top speed or the newest cabin technology is your single priority, a more recent design may edge it, yet for most travellers the Falcon 50EX balance of comfort, capability and value is the more meaningful advantage on the day.
As alternatives to the Falcon 50EX, it is worth weighing the Falcon 50 and the Dassault Falcon 900, both able aircraft in the same bracket. Broadly the Falcon 50 carries the longer legs, while the Falcon 50EX brings the wider cabin, so the right pick comes down to your exact route, party and budget, which our advisors are glad to lay out side by side.
All told the Falcon 50EX remains one of the smarter ways to fly long-haul and intercontinental charter, and Fly with Andreea handles catering, transfers, pets and every detail around you, quoting one firm price and replying within the half hour.
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