The Commonwealth of Australia has taken delivery of the first\nof three very long range Falcon 7X trijets it has acquired from Dassault\nAviation to be operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for government\nVIP service. The other two aircraft will be handed over in the following months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The VIP units are being delivered with the latest\nconnectivity solutions, intended to provide seamless access to high-speed\nbroadband data anywhere in the world. \u201cWe are extremely honored that Australia\nhas once again demonstrated its confidence in the Falcon product line,\u201d said\nEric Trappier, Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation. \u201cThe RAAF already has\ndecades of successful experience operating Dassault aircraft, from the Mirage\nIII fighter to the Falcon 20 and Falcon 900 business jets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Falcon 7X offers a combination of range and operational\nflexibility that no other large-cabin business jet can match. The 5,950 nm \/\n11,000 km 7X can fly from Canberra to any point in Asia nonstop, or link\nCanberra to Washington or London in one hop. It can land on short and challenging\nrunways and operate across a wide range of environmental conditions, including extremely\nhot, humid and dry desert climates. The aircraft\u2019s three-engine design provides\nadditional safety margin, freeing operators from twin-engine operating\nconstraints when flying intercontinental, transoceanic routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 7X has enjoyed immense popularity since its introduction\nmore than a decade ago. More than 280 of the large trijets have been delivered\nworldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia has been a key Falcon market for almost half a\ncentury. The company\u2019s first business jet, the Falcon 20, entered commercial\nservice \u2018Down Under\u2019 in 1967, two years after its global entry into service.\nThe Falcon 20 entered the inventory of the RAAF the same year (under the name\nMyst\u00c3\u00a8re 20) and served in the RAAF\u2019s transport and utility wing for 22 years\nbefore being replaced by the Falcon 900. The five-aircraft Falcon 900 fleet\nremained in operation through the early 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 120 Falcon aircraft, including over 50 Falcon 7Xs,\nare currently flying with public and private operators in Australia and other\nAsia-Pacific countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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