Dassault to Provide On-Site Support at Sochi Winter Games

Jan. 30, 2014
To ensure the highest level of customer service for operators attending the event, the on-site Falcon team will be supported by the Dassault Falcon Service Satellite Service Center in Moscow.

SAINT-CLOUD, France, January 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

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In preparation for the 2014 Winter Games, Dassault Aviation will deploy a dedicated technical support team to Sochi International Airport.

The airport is adding a number of new facilities, including a 4,000 sq. meter VIP Terminal, to handle the influx of visitors expected to attend the Games, which open on Feb. 7.

To ensure the highest level of customer service for operators attending the event, the on-site Falcon team will be supported by the Dassault Falcon Service Satellite Service Center in Moscow, which is certified to perform maintenance on all Falcon models. Additionally, spare parts from Dassault's Paris-Le Bourget distribution center can be delivered onsite within a few hours.

"Sochi shows the extent to which Dassault Falcon is committed to ensuring its customers' tranquility and peace of mind around the clock and around the globe, including at major international events," said Jacques Chauvet, Senior VP worldwide customer service. "It's a perfect example of the company's Whatever-It-Takes® approach to product support."

Dassault Falcon will also provide operator support at a number of other special events in the next few months, including Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Feb. 2) and the 2014 Soccer World Cup in Brazil (June 12 - July 13). The Falcon team also supported the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which opened on Jan 23.

In addition to routine troubleshooting assistance, Dassault Falcon's special event, mobile support GoTeams supply a full range of AOG services, coordinating with local Authorized Service Centers and the nearest parts warehouse to ensure that the customer's aircraft returns to service with a minimum of delay.

Dassault Falcon is the recognized global brand for Dassault business jets which are designed, manufactured and supported by Dassault Aviation and Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.

About Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation is a leading aerospace company with a presence in over 80 countries across five continents. It produces the Rafale fighter jet as well as the complete line of Falcons. The company employs a workforce of over 11,000 and has assembly and production plants in both France and the United States and service facilities around the globe. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, over 2,250 Falcon jets have been delivered. The family of Falcon jets currently in production includes the tri-jets- the Falcon 900LX and the 7X- as well as the twin-engine 2000S, the Falcon 2000LXS and the new Falcon 5X.

About Dassault Falcon Jet

Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, France. Dassault Falcon Jet markets and supports the Falcon family of business jets throughout North America, South America and the Pacific Rim countries of Asia, including the People's Republic of China.

Press Contacts

Dassault Aviation (Saint-Cloud, France)
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Marie-Alexandrine Fouillard Tel. +33-1-47-11-64 23
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Dassault Falcon Jet (Teterboro Airport, USA)
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