Back in October 2024, an article was published on the private jet collection owned by Sir Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin mega-brand. It was explored in the article that the billionaire owned two Dassault Falcon private jets; the 50EX, the first of which flew in 1996, and the 900EX, which entered service in the same year. As a follow-up, and slight correction to that article, this piece will confirm which private jets Branson currently owns, and takes a deeper look at his history of private jet ownership.
Sir Richard Branson's history with Dassault It turns out that Branson does not, in fact, currently own multiple Dassault Falcon private jets. Rather, the jet he currently owns, and the latest in his string of Falcons, is a 7X with the tail number M-GGAL, pictured above. Branson has owned a total of three Dassault Falcons, but two of those have since changed hands, according to Airport-Data, and corroborated by SuperyachtFan .
To provide a more comprehensive look at Branson's full list of private Falcons and what became of them, their models and designations are listed below in order of age, the 'youngest' jet first: Dassault Falcon 7X: Tail number M-GGAL . Built in 2012, this jet is currently owned by Branson, and still registered under private ownership with this designation. Dassault Falcon 900EX: Tail number G-GALX .
This jet was built in 2006, and registered under this designation on July 13th, 2006. It was then sold and deregistered on July 12th, 2012. Currently, i.
