DASSAULT AVIATION: NetJets Europe commande 9 Falcon 7X suppl?mentaires - Tendance des ventes toujours ? la hausse

Communiqué de presse: NetJets Europe commande 9 Falcon 7X supplémentaires – Tendance des ventes toujours à la hausse

(Atlanta, GA, le 24 septembre 2007) – Suite à la certification et les premières livraisons du Falcon 7X de cette année, les ventes du triréacteur doté d'un rayon d'action de 11 000 km (5 950 nm) continuent de progresser. Suite à la commande de 9 avions supplémentaires de la part de NetJets Europe, le nombre de commandes est maintenant supérieur à 170. NetJets Europe s'engage à acheter 33 avions dont les livraisons débuteront au second semestre de l'année 2008.

"The increased order from NetJets is a strong demonstration of their confidence in the market for this extraordinary airplane," said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon. "Positive customer response from our first operators and pilots is confirming that the comfort, reliability and flying characteristics we promised are being delivered." he added. Over 50 pilots have already received type certification on the Falcon 7X with another 180 expected to be trained in 2008. On the maintenance side, nearly 220 technicians have been trained to support the airplane.

Deliveries of the Falcon 7X began on June 13th when The Chagoury Group took delivery of s/n 05 form the Little Rock Completion Center. The fourth customer is in the delivery process and others will follow at a rate increasing progressively from two-three per month until year end.

Eighty airplanes are currently in production with s/n 40 is on the final assembly line in Bordeaux-Merignac. In Little Rock, nine airplanes are in the completion process.

Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, and is responsible for selling and supporting Falcon business jets throughout North America, South America, and the Pacific Rim countries of Asia (including China). It employs a workforce of more than 2300 professionals who service, support and meet the needs of Falcon operators in the Western Hemisphere. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, over 2000 Falcon jets have been sold to more than 65 countries worldwide.

The family of Falcon jets currently in production includes three tri-jets—the Falcon 900DX, 900EX EASy, and the 7X—as well as the twin-engine Falcon 2000DX and Falcon 2000LX.

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