Since its introduction in 1996, some 110 of Dassault's flagship Falcon 900EXs have been delivered to operators on every continent, bringing the worldwide Falcon 900-series fleet to more than 300 airplanes. The 900EX will retain its top-of-range status until 2006 when the next generation Falcon 7X reaches the marketplace.

The Honeywell TFE731-60-powered trijet lives up to it 'EX' (for EXtended range) tag. It can fly nonstop from Paris to Chicago at long-range cruise, or from Tokyo to San Francisco at .80 Mach, with eight passengers and NBAA IFR reserves against 85% predicted winds.

'Green' Falcon 900EXs routinely cover the 4,237 nmi great-circle distance between Dassault's Bordeaux plant and its Little Rock, Arkansas completion center in 10 to 12 hours depending on headwinds. The world record for this trip was set by the late Captain Gene 'Ed' Allen, former director of flight at Dassault Falcon Jet, who made it in nine hours, 19 minutes, establishing a new class city-pair speed record in August 2000.