Dassault Falcon Rolls Out First Falcon 8X Business Jet French airframer Dassault Falcon has celebrated the roll out of the first fully built Falcon 8X flagship business jet. The ultra long-range business jet was rolled out at Dassault’s Bordeaux-Merignac facility before an audience of customers, operators, industrial partners and representatives of certification authorities. “Dassault’s tradition of innovation and excellence helps explain the success of the Falcon 7X. More than 250 aircraft have been built in the seven years since service introduction, and demand remains strong. We anticipate a similarly bright future for the 8X.” said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. Announced in May of this year at European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), the Falcon 8X builds on the advanced performance and technological prowess of the popular 7X long range tri-jet, the most innovative and fastest selling Falcon ever. The 8X will offer a greater range of 6,450 nm (11,945 km) – and a cabin 3.5 feet longer than the 7X while affording the same low operating economics and remarkable operating flexibility for which all Falcons are known. Final assembly and testing of the 8X is taking place at the state-of-the-art Charles Lindbergh hall at Merignac. The facility was built to handle production of the Falcon 7X, and the 8X will draw on the same advanced digital design and manufacturing techniques pioneered with the 7X. For more information: Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Teterboro Airport 200 Riser Road Little Ferry, NJ 07643 www.dassaultfalcon.com ***
