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Aviatrade shares the fighter jet heritage of the Falcon jets.

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Product Support Survey (Courtesy of AIN)

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GENERAL	Model	Falcon 900 EX	Falcon 7X	Falcon 2000EX
VARIABLE COSTS (Hourly)	Fuel Expense	＄1,251.90	＄1,431.04	＄1,142.64
	Maint,Labor Expense	＄117.16	＄43.16	＄96.90
	Parts Expense	＄94.24	＄52.35	＄75.10
	Miscellaneous Trip Expense	＄402.11	＄402.11	＄402.11
	Total Variable	＄1,865.41	1,928.67	1,716.75

FIXED COSTS (Annual)	Hull Insurance	＄85,030	＄89,320	＄63,690
	Liability Insurance	＄29,000	＄29,000	＄29,000
	Hull Insuraance per $100	＄0.22	＄0.22	＄0.22
	Liability Insurance Per $M	＄145	＄145	＄145
	Maint. Software Programs	＄7,985	＄7,985	＄7,985
	Miscellaneous services	＄11,614	＄11,614	＄11,614

PERIODIC COSTS	Mid-life/Hot section Insection	＄139,000	NA	＄262,776
	Engine Overhaul	＄334,000	NA	＄426,726
	Overhaul Interval	6,000c	7,200c	7,000c
	Paint	＄101,100	＄101,100	＄77,900
	Interior Refurbishment	＄218,200	＄218,200	＄195,800
	Modem./Modif./Upgrade	＄61,800	＄61,800	＄61,800

PERSONNEL COSTS	Captain Salary	＄105,833	＄105,833	＄105,833
PERSONNEL COSTS	First Officer Salary	＄82,078	＄82,078	＄82,078

TRAINING	Pilot Initial (Per pilot)	＄40,100	＄40,100	＄31,400
TRAINING	Maintenance Initial	＄10,100	＄13,700	＄9,600

FACILITIES (Annual)	Hangar/Office Lease Expense	＄144,664	＄144,664	＄144,664
FACILITIES (Annual)	Miscellaneous Office Expense	＄52,012	＄52,012	＄52,012


	Renowned for their aerodynamics and fighter-design heritage, Falcons are versatile aircraft much favoured by those who need mission flexibility in terms of short-field performance. Falcons are more popular outside of the USA, a testament perhaps to the aggressive sales tactics that appear to be a trait of the French aerospace and weapons industries. The jury is still ’out’ as to whether or not the self-acclaimed safety margin of a third engine ( the Falcon hallmark ) truly affords any additional peace of mind. Falcon has added a twin ( and its derivatives ) to the line-up. The 2000 , DX, EX are all attractive jets jets but lack a truly long-range capability. The 2000EX barely makes Gulfstream III range...albeit with far better fuel efficiency and state-of-the-art technology. Falcon avoided the ’winglet club’ until recently. It’s wings and fuselage were deemed sufficiently efficient by themselves. However, the range shortfall on the new Falcon 7X when compared to the G550 / XRS left Falcon with no option but to join the club and claw back some of the range so as to remain at least in the ballpark when it comes to the ultra-long-range club. The cabin of the Falcon 900EX is most pleasing and fall somewhere between the Gulfstream and the Challenger.....longer than the Challenger and wider than the Gulfstream. The 7X, with customer deliveries just started, is the most technologically advanced of all the cabin-class business jets. it’s digital fly-by-wire and sidestick control system builds on the Airbus expertise with such control systems. it has an EASy flight deck avionics complement which again derives and benefits from its fighter design affiliation. The cabin is some six feet longer than the 900EX with the same cross-section but is still nine feet shorter than a Global Express and about the same shortfall compared to the Gulfstream G550. The support ratings for the Falcon models falls somewhere between Gulfstream at the top and Bombardier hovering near the bottom.

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