(Orlando, Florida, October 5, 2008) - Dassault Falcon today announced plans for a new factory owned service center at the Reno-Tahoe Airport in Nevada. The new facility will open by the end of the first quarter of 2009 and will help to support a Falcon fleet in the western United States that is growing dramatically.

The nearly 40,000 square foot facility will eventually be staffed by over 40 highly skilled Dassault Falcon personnel that will be trained to perform line maintenance up through ‘C’ checks. They will also support an AOG ‘Go Team’ to provide rapid mobile response directly to an aircraft location anywhere in United States with the parts and tools necessary to get a Falcon flying with minimal delay. The facility will support all current production Falcon models as well as the Falcon 50 series which operate in a high concentration in the area.

 In addition to the Factory Owned Service Centers, Falcon operators are supported by 26 Authorized Service Centers, 11 spare parts depots and three technical centers around the world.

Dassault Falcon is responsible for selling and supporting Falcon business jets throughout the world. It is part of Dassault Aviation, a leading aerospace company with a presence in over 70 countries across 5 continents. Dassault Aviation produces the renowned Mirage and Rafale fighter jets as well as a complete line of Falcon business jets. The company has assembly and production plants in both France and the United States and service facilities on both continents. It employs a total workforce of over 12,000. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, over 1,650 Falcon jets have been delivered to more than 65 countries worldwide.

The family of Falcon jets currently in production includes the tri-jets - the Falcon 50EX, 900DX, 900EX EASy, and the new 7X - as well as the twin-engine Falcon 2000, and 2000EX EASy.

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