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13 FEB 2009

Dassault Aircraft Services - Little Rock Completes Expansion Project

Andrew Ponzoni
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(Little Rock, AR, February 13, 2009) – Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) – Little Rock recently completed an expansion project that doubled the service space to 110,000 square feet at its Adams Field (LIT) facility.  DAS-Little Rock can now service up to 15 Falcons simultaneously with over 100 experienced Dassault Falcon trained maintenance technicians on-site.

"Now more than ever our customers’ airplanes need to be ready to go at a moment’s notice.  Being prepared to service any Falcon under any situation is paramount,” said Jack Young, President of Dassault Aircraft Services.  "Even in these difficult times, our factory owned service center network continues to grow so we can help our operators stay competitive in their marketplace.”

DAS-Little Rock is a full Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility offering line maintenance up through heavy ‘C’ checks on all Falcon models.  It also includes an AOG ‘Go Team’ to provide 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 $10 million project broke ground in the third quarter of 2007 and was completed at the end of December 2008.  In addition to the new hangar, ‘back shop capacity also increased.  The back shops handle light refurbishments of aircraft interiors and structures, a task that was previously handled by the Completion Center.  A new 65,000 square foot paint hangar to serve both aircraft completions and modifications was opened in September of 2008.

Factory Owned Service Center Capacity Increases

Factory Owned Service Center capacity has increased dramatically over the past six months and will continue to grow.  In August 2008, plans were revealed for a new service center at Sorocaba Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil and plans were revealed for a new service center in Reno, Nevada the following month.  Dassault Aircraft Services – Le Bourget recently completed a 50,000 square foot expansion.

The Dassault Falcon service network consists of 28 worldwide maintenance centers including three company owned facilities in Little Rock, Arkansas; Wilmington, Delaware and Le Bourget (Paris), France with two more under construction in Reno, Nevada and Sao Paulo, Brazil.  In addition, Dassault distributes Falcon spare parts from nine distribution centers strategically placed 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 five continents. Dassault Aviation produces the Rafale fighter jet as well as the complete line of Falcon business jets. The company has assembly and production plants in both France and the United States and service facilities on multiple continents. It employs a total workforce of over 12,000. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, 2000 Falcon jets have been delivered to 67 countries worldwide. The family of Falcon jets currently in production includes the tri-jets—the Falcon 900EX EASy, 900LX, and the 7X—as well as the twin-engine Falcon 2000LX.