All Current Production Falcons Now Certified in China

(Singapore, February 2, 2010) – Dassault Falcon recently received Type Certification for the 5,950 nm Falcon 7X from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).  The Falcon 7X is the latest current production Falcon to be certified by the Chinese authorities.  The Falcon 900 family and Falcon 2000 family were both certified several years ago.

• Business aircraft: 176 deliveries; 85 negative net orders
• Commercial aircraft: 121 deliveries; 88 net orders
• Amphibious aircraft: 5 deliveries; 8 net orders

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it delivered 302 aircraft for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010, compared to 349 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year 2008/09 (year ending January 31, 2009). It received 11 aircraft orders, net of cancellations, compared to 367 orders, net of cancellations, for the previous fiscal year. With the aviation industry continuing to struggle in the current difficult economic environment, Bombardier Aerospace’s performance was solid.

Capability Key to Access at European And Canadian Airports

SAVANNAH, Ga., February 2, 2010 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that the Gulfstream G150 aircraft has achieved steep approach certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Airline to take full benefit of Airbus commonality

Airbus today delivered to Sichuan Airlines the very first widebody aircraft, an A330-200, to add capacity to its existing all-Airbus Single Aisle fleet. The A330 is the first of three brand new Airbus A330-200s that Sichuan Airlines has leased from the Netherland’s-based AerCap Aviation Solutions.

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) completed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Freighter today. With Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein at the controls, the airplane reached a top speed of approximately 90 knots (103.5 mph, 166.6 kph).

"The airplane performed well," said Mo Yahyavi, 747 program vice president and general manager, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Based on early indications, the airplane is ready to fly."

This was the last functional test planned before first flight. The first flight of the 747-8 Freighter is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 8.

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a share of an order from Sichuan Airlines for V2500 engines to power 12 Airbus A320 aircraft currently on order. The order is worth $100 million to Rolls-Royce.