DASSAULT AVIATION MOVE

Dassault to Establish New MRO at Sao Paulo’s Catarina Executive Airport.

Dassault Aviation is set to move its Sao Paulo service centre from its current facility at Sorocaba to the recently opened Catarina International Executive Airport. With easy access to the capital (only 35 minutes by car from the main Business Districts), Catarina International Executive Airport is the ideal location for Dassault’s new service centre.

Set to open in early 2024, the Catarina facility will offer nearly 40,000 square feet (3,600 square metres) of floor and office space and accommodate up to five Falcon aircraft at a time. It will also be large enough for the new ultra-long-range Falcon 10X, which is currently in development.

PPE

As well as being able to perform line maintenance up to ‘B’ level checks for Brazilian-registered Falcons in the Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000 family, Dassault Falcon Jet Catarina can also perform the Pre-Purchase Evaluation (PPE) program for customers considering purchasing a pre-owned Falcon. PPE operations include a thorough physical evaluation of the aircraft, systems operational checks, and a detailed record search.

REPAIR STATION

Dassault Falcon Jet Catarina will hold Repair Station certification from Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), the FAA, and EASA, as well as from airworthiness authorities in Argentina, Bermuda, and Uruguay. It will be authorised to perform line maintenance and most major inspections on the Falcon 50, 900, and 2000 series models, as well as on the Falcon 7X and 8X.

It will be authorised to perform line maintenance and most major inspections on the Falcon 50, 900, and 2000 series models, as well as on the Falcon 7X and 8X.

The facility, In addition to airframe inspections and service, will be qualified to provide engine line maintenance on the CFE-738; Honeywell TFE731; and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A, PW307D, and PW308C models. SpecialiSed non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures, such as penetrant and eddy current tests, will also be available, as well as a full-service battery shop, that will offer repair, replace or charge main and emergency batteries on Falcon or other aircraft models.

Set to open early 2024: The Catarina facility will offer nearly 40,000 square feet (3600 square meters) of floor and office space and accommodate up to five Falcon aircraft at a time.

Finally, the location will continue to support an AOG ‘Go Team’, trained to provide rapid mobile response directly to any aircraft location in South America, along with the parts and tools necessary to get a Falcon back in the air flying with minimal delay.