Press Release

Issued by Dassault Aviation.

October 31, 2016

Dassault Aviation is introducing a new integrated electronic flight bag (EFB) solution that will greatly reduce the time and effort necessary to prepare and manage business jet missions while moving operators ever-closer to a paperless cockpit.

Drawing on experience from earlier model EFBs deployed on over 350 Falcons, along with extensive customer feedback, the new solution, known as Falcon Sphere II, consists of a Dassault-designed second generation software suite embedded in a lightweight ultra-thin electronic portable display.

Falcon Sphere II comes with a vast array of new apps, including Mission Folder, Aircraft ID, Falcon Flight Manuals, Weight and Balance Module, Electronic Performance for Cruise Computations, Falcon Performance for Take-off and Landing Operations, interactive charts and weather services. These features can be automatically downloaded and updated from the new Falcon App store and managed through a user-friendly, highly intuitive interface on the Falcon portal.

“Falcon Sphere II offers a fully customized integrated EFB solution that enables flight crews to minimize workload and gain access to data that is automatically updated on a continuous basis, optimizing paperless cockpit operations,” said Frédéric Leboeuf, vice president, Falcon operational support. ”It will yield a substantial time and cost savings and a considerable improvement in operating safety and efficiency while providing an innovative and unique user experience.”

The new solution includes two easily removable touch screen electronic display units mounted on either side of the cockpit for in-flight and ground use.

The system also features an optional Dassault-designed mobile tablet device that allows the flight crew to prepare missions away from the aircraft while leaving the EFB onboard. This tablet offers most of the same advanced functionalities and synchronizes automatically with the EFB cockpit displays.

Falcon Sphere II is being offered as an option on the new Falcon 8X trijet as well as Falcon 900LX and 2000 series aircraft.

“Not only are the solutions offered by our new integrated EFB the most efficient and straightforward on the market today, they offer ample potential to grow and host new or improved applications likely to come along tomorrow,” said Olivier Villa, executive VP Falcon Aircraft of Dassault Aviation. “They are testimony to the active role that our operator advisory board plays to foster new improvements that can facilitate the day to day operations of Falcon owners.”