Dassault Falcon 7X Earns Full EASA and FAA Certification

(Bordeaux-Merignac, France, April 27, 2007) -- At a ceremony today in Bordeaux-Merignac, France, Dassault Aviation received full type certification for the Falcon 7X from both the EASA and FAA. Patrick Goudou, Executive Director of the EASA, and John Hickey, Director, Aircraft Certification Service for the FAA, were on hand to sign the type certificate. The Falcon 7X is expected to enter service before the end of June 2007.

"Certification is a new chapter in the life of every airplane," said Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. "But when the aircraft has broken new ground and surpassed so many technical barriers it is truly an event to be remembered. When we look back on this event in the future, it will be remembered as a day that brought the design, manufacturing and efficiency of business aircraft to a new level."

"The cooperation from both the EASA and FAA during the certification process was extraordinary," said Alain Picard, Director of Certification for Dassault Aviation. "The Falcon 7X introduces numerous new technologies never before used in business aviation so the challenge of substantiation was a bit more challenging."

Source : Dassault Aviation

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