In a measure of the bitterness of the public debate, Serge Dassault, CEO of the Dassault industrial group and a conservative politician, predicted in November that gay marriage would lead to the decline of the French nation, like the peoples of ancient Greece.
For now, Bombardier and Gulfstream continue to account for the largest group of aircraft so far delivered to Chinese customers, but Dassault is gaining ground with its Falcon family.