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News: Dassault Falcon Announces Completion of Expansion At Little Rock Facility

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  1. Dassault Falcon Completes Expansion At Little Rock Facility
    French executive jet airframer Dassault Falcon just announced the completion of the expansion work that they were undertaking at their American Little Rock completions facility. The work encompassed facilities dedicated for the 8X and 5X finishing modes. The new facility now adds approximately 350,000 square feet to the existing plant. Dassault estimates that the expansion cost around 60-million dollars. The mainline part of the expansion project is a 250,000 square foot completions hangar that was specifically designed to handle the Falcon 8X and 5X.
  2. The new completion hangar will bring the total facility footprint to 1.25 million square feet. The expansion also includes refurbishment of cabinet, upholstery and headliner shops and an upgrade to older hangars. The grand opening ceremony was attended by Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola, Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport Commissioners Stacy Hurst and Danny Games, Deputy Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The guests were welcomed by Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier, Chief Operating Officer, Loik Segalen, and Dassault Falcon Jet President and CEO, John Rosanvallon. “Little Rock is a Center of Excellence for Dassault and a facility that has long been at the forefront of aviation technology,” said Trappier. “Here we combine the most advanced digital completion techniques - which Dassault pioneered - with a level hand craftsmanship unrivaled in business aviation. This is where the distinct personality of each Falcon comes to life.” The new expansion follows a $20 million 116,000 square foot upgrade in 2008 that added four new state-of-the-art paint bays, along with new production, design and warehouse space, to accommodate the popular very long range Falcon 7X. Today, Dassault Falcon Jet employs 1,850 people at the facility.

    For more information:

    Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation
    Teterboro Airport
    200 Riser Road
    Little Ferry, NJ 07643
    www.dassaultfalcon.com

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