The owner of Dassault, the French company that makes the Rafale fighter aircraft, has been killed in a helicopter crash.
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed sorrow over the death of Olivier Dassault. His company makes the Rafael fighter plane.
Olivier Dassault was also an MP in the French parliament. Olivier Dassault was the eldest son of French industrialist Serge Dassault and grandson of Dassault company founder Markel Dassault. He was 69 years old.
However, to avoid political reasons and conflict of interest, he had withdrawn his name from the Dassault Board. In the 2020 Forbes list of the richest people, Olivier Dassault was ranked 361 along with his two brothers and sister. According to reports, on Sunday, he was on a holiday, when his private helicopter crashed in Normandy.
Besides the aviation company, the Dassault Group also owns a French newspaper named Le Figaro elected to the National Assembly of France in 2002 and represented the Oise area of France.
Republican Party MP Olivier Dassault had assets of about US$ 7.3 billion. Apart from Olivier Dassault, the pilot has also been killed in this accident.