The 900EX trijet can fly 4,500nm non-stop, and can use small airports at high altitudes, even on hot days. The flight deck features Dassault’s award-winning EASy cockpit system, derived from the military cockpit of the company’s Rafale jet. Dassault is renowned for having the best interior finishes in the business and attendees viewing the 900EX jet in the static display will discover a spacious, light environment with elegant cream leather seats and blond wood finishes.

While the 900EX is flying the flag for Dassault at Asian Aerospace, the company’s latest jet, its flagship 7X, has now won dual simultaneous full type certification from both the EASA and FAA.

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The trijet has achieved many firsts. It is the first aircraft ever designed and built in an entirely virtual environment using the product lifecycle management (PLM) philosophy. The PLM manufacturing process brings collaborative design and production teams closer together, cutting the time to manufacture and complete the first flight-test ready 7X by 50%.

The 7X is also the first business jet to be flown with fly-by-wire (FBW) technology and is the most fuel-efficient aircraft in its class. The aircraft also features the EASy flight deck and is powered by three Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A engines. It has a range of 5,950nm, which can comfortably connect 95% of the commonly used business aviation city pairs. Standard configuration features seating for 12 but the aircraft was certified to carry up to 19 with a crew of three.

Dassault business jets are flown green to the company’s completion centre in Little Rock, Arkansas for interior installations and exterior paint. The facility has four hangars dedicated solely for 7X completions, a total of 90,000ft2. In addition, Dassault expects to increase employment at the centre by more than 200 over the coming years to accommodate high market demand. It is already the world’s largest Dassault facility with nearly 1,800 employees and 700,000ft2 of work area.

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Source: Flight Daily News