(Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 8, 2007) - During the past several years, Dassault Falcon's presence in Brazil and South America has continued to strengthen with exceptional sales and an increased customer support presence. Over the past several years, five Falcons have entered service in Brazil and almost two dozen more Falcons, which were recently sold, will enter service in the coming years. With nearly 20 Falcons operating in Brazil, Dassault remains the leading supplier of large cabin business jets in that country.

At the end of 2006, Dassault had a total global backlog of more than 300 aircraft. Over 80 aircraft will be delivered in 2007 compared to 61 in 2006. Delivery rates will continue to increase in 2008.

A development team has been formed to explore the feasibility of building a Dassault owned Service Center in Brazil. The planned facility would include full technical support capabilities, maintenance, parts, training and engineering support. Although a timeline for a final decision has not been set, several sights are being considered.

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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