CITIC Flying Falcon 2000 Until Its Falcon 900DX Is Ready
Aero-News has learned Dassault recently delivered the first
Falcon business jet registered in the People’s Republic of
China. As announced earlier this
year, the pre-owned 3,100nm Falcon 2000 was delivered
to CITIC.
CITIC is operating the Falcon 2000 while they await delivery of
a new 4100 nm Falcon 900DX in late 2007. From their base in
Beijing, CITIC will be able to reach any point in China with both
the Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900DX.
"The Falcon family of aircraft are all uniquely suited for the
demanding operations that exist in China,” said John
Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon.
“We’re in the enviable position of being able to offer
an exceptional product with unsurpassed efficiency and performance
and we expect increasing success in the coming years."
CITIC is the largest state owned financial services holding
company in China. Their Falcon 900DX (type shown below) order was
the first for a new Falcon in that country.
At the time of the order signing, Rosanvallon said "This order
represents a very big step forward for Dassault not only because
it’s our first firm order for a new aircraft in China, but
because CITIC is a highly respected member of the corporate
community."
Earlier this year, the Civil Aviation Administration of China
(CAAC) presented a type certificate to Dassault Falcon for the
Falcon 900 and Falcon 2000 family of aircraft as well as the Falcon
50EX. Type certification from the CAAC for the Falcon 7X is
expected in 2008.
Dassault Falcon Customer Service also recently named Mr. K.C.
Chan as a dedicated Field Technical Representative based in
Beijing. This new position will support Falcon operators and
transient travelers in that region. For the last 16 years, he
worked with Honeywell and, most recently, he was at Hawker Pacific
Asia where he was a Chief Engineer involved in MRO work.
In mid-2005, Carlos Brana was named Dassault Falcon Jet’s
Regional Sales Manager dedicated to China. He has spent the
previous 20 years with Dassault Aviation in St. Cloud, France as a
sales manager in the defense division.
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Dassault Aviation, and is
responsible for selling and supporting Falcon business jets
throughout North America,
South America, and the Pacific Rim countries of Asia... including,
of course, China.