Scheduled to open in early 2024, the Catarina facility will offer approximately 3,600 square meters of floor space and offices and will accommodate up to five Falcon aircraft at a time. It will be large enough for the new ultra-long-range Falcon 10X, currently under development.
Dassault Falcon Jet Catarina will be able to perform line maintenance up to ‘B’ level checks for Brazilian-registered Falcons of the Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000 families, as well as a Pre-Purchase Evaluation (PPE) program for customers looking to purchase a used Falcon. PPE operations include a complete physical evaluation of the aircraft, operational checks of the systems, and a detailed review of the records.
The new facility will be certified as a Repair Station by Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the FAA, and EASA, as well as the airworthiness authorities of Argentina, Bermuda, and Uruguay. The company will be authorized to perform line maintenance and most major inspections on Falcon 50, 900, and 2000 series models, as well as Falcon 7X and 8X aircraft.
In addition to inspections and structural assistance, the facilities will be qualified to perform line maintenance on CFE-738, Honeywell TFE731, and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A, PW307D, and PW308C engines. It will also perform specialized non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures, such as penetration and eddy current testing. A full-service battery workshop will be available to repair, replace, or charge main and emergency batteries for Falcon and other aircraft models.
The site will continue to support an AOG “Support Team,” trained to provide a rapid mobile response directly to any aircraft in South America, along with the parts and tools necessary to get a Falcon back in the air with minimal delay.
A short distance from São Paulo, Catarina Executive Airport is Brazil’s first international airport dedicated to executive aviation. The airport’s 2,470-meter runway is equipped for instrument approaches.
About Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation is a market-leading aerospace company with a presence in more than 90 countries across five continents. It manufactures the Rafale fighter jet, as well as the complete Falcon line. The company employs a team of more than 11,000 people and has assembly and production facilities in France and the United States, as well as service facilities around the world.
Since the launch of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, more than 2,500 Falcon jets have been delivered. Dassault Falcon offers a range of six business jets, from the twin-engine Falcon 2000S with a large cabin and 3,350 nm range, to the triple-engine Falcon 8X with an ultra-long range of 6,450 nm and the new wide-body Falcon 6X.
About Dassault Falcon
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. is a wholly owned North American subsidiary of France’s Dassault Aviation. Dassault Falcon markets and supports the Falcon family of executive jets throughout South and North America.
For more information on Dassault Falcon executive jets, visit http://www.dassaultfalcon.com.