Dassault Falcon has delivered its 2000th Falcon, a 2000LX, to Koc Holding based in Istanbul. "We could not grow our business without our aircraft," declared Mustafa V Koc, chairman. "The Koc Group of companies is spread out with production facilities and dealer networks throughout the world. The business demands fast and efficient travel and our aircraft represent indispensable assets to our company growth."

Koc Holding also owns a Falcon 2000 and has placed an order for a Falcon 900LX, to be delivered at the end of 2011. It is one of the largest companies in Turkey and among the top 50 companies in Europe. The group focuses its operations on four core industries: energy, automotive, durable goods and finance and is active in 24 countries in Europe, the Middle East and China.

Dassault's Bordeaux-Merignac facility celebrated the milestone anniversary by remembering the first delivery of the Falcon Mystere 20 in 1965. "The Falcon fleet has logged more than 14 million flight hours and 17 different versions of the Falcon aircraft have been designed, produced and delivered in 67 countries," says John Rosanvallon, president and ceo.

Mustafa V Koc says: "The Falcon 2000LX offers among the lowest operating costs of any aircraft in the large cabin class. It has the same spacious, quiet interior as the 2000EX EASy but has the capability to serve a more extensive list of city pairs."

The 2000LX can connect New York to Moscow, Mumbai to London, Paris to Delhi and Hong Kong to Brisbane non-stop. It also offers a 10% to 15% climb speed improvement over the Falcon 2000EX allowing it to reach 41,000 ft in just 18 minutes.