Aviation News Item: 00934

20th Oct 2009

Source: fly-corporate.com

Dassault Falcon recently delivered the 100th Falcon 900EX EASy aircraft into service.As of September 30, 2009, the 4,500 nm Falcon 900EX EASy fleet had performed over 80,000 takeoffs and landings and accrued 157,000 flight hours.

The 900EX EASy was certificated in December 2003 and features the EASy flight deck. Today, there are 321 Falcon aircraft in operation with the EASy flight deck.

Dassault Falcon is also developping a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Falcon 2000 and 2000EX operators that have the original flight deck displays installed. The STC will allow operators to upgrade to a set of four flat panel LCD displays, adding functionality and increasing situational awareness.

"This STC will benefit Falcon 2000 and non-EASy F2000EX operators by bringing a new suite of features that substantially increase situational awareness and safety, with comparatively little downtime," said Geoff Chick, Director of Service Engineering. "In addition, it will help increase the resale value of the aircraft."

In addition, Dassault Falcon celebrated another milestone when Falcon 7X s/n 04 recently passed the 2,000 flight hour mark, making it the leader of the Falcon 7X fleet. The aircraft entered service in July, 2007 and is operated by Dasnair in Geneva, Switzerland.

During its first 24 months in service, the aircraft has carried over 2,100 passengers and made 543 stops in 73 countries. It's landed at several challenging airports such as Saint- Moritz in Switzerland and La Môle in southern France. This Falcon 7X is now the fleet leader having flown over 800,000 nautical miles (148,148 km). The longest flight for the aircraft, 12 hours and 19 minutes, occurred on April 16, 2009 from Pise, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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