(Wilmington, DE, August 15, 2007) - Today, Jack Young, President of Dassault Aircraft Services and Governor Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware announced a multi-year expansion plan at Dassault Falcon's Wilmington facility. The plan includes use of an existing 22,000 square foot hangar for completions and the addition of over 100 employees.

The completions will at first include NetJets Inc. aircraft for the Falcon 2000 family under a sub-contract agreement with Dassault Falcon's Little Rock Completion Center which is Dassault's primary completion facility. About 12 Falcons will be completed in Wilmington starting in 2008.

In addition, the Wilmington Service Center will add another 30 maintenance and technical personnel by the middle of 2008. Employment at that time will be at about 400 personnel, up from 165 when Dassault purchased the facility in 2001. Wilmington's service capability will not be effected by the expansion. Over 35 employees are dedicated to the completion work which will double in the next twelve months.

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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