Dassault Aviation will open a new company owned service center at Sao Paulo’s recently opened Catarina International Executive Airport. The center will replace Dassault’s current facility at Sorocaba. Set to open in early 2024, the Catarina facility will offer nearly 40,000 square feet (3600 s...

“For an aircraft to fly well, it must be beautiful,” Marcel Dassault famously said. Already well known for the sleek Mirage fighters, Dassault—the man and the company—proved the adage once again on May 4, 1963, with the first flight of the Mystère 20, the company’s first business jet. ...

Thanks to a new partnership with CAE, TAG Global Training has been selected as the ground school training provider for Dassault Falcon pilots who complete their initial simulator training at CAE Burgess Hill. TAG Global Training has gained a unique reputation within the industry for setting the s...

Universal Avionics (UA), an Elbit Systems company, has announced the addition of repair services for the Dassault FalconEye product line at its Tucson, AZ-based Part 145 Repair Station. Established repair capabilities for the advanced system augments worldwide services provided by Universal A...

This year’s Falcon Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Seminars will kick off on April 5 in Paris, France and conclude May 17 in São Paulo, Brazil. Miami and Chicago will also be included on this year’s M&O tour. The series will feature a smaller number of stops but an expanded, two-d...

ExecuJet MRO Services has strengthened its position as a ‘centre of excellence’ for Dassault Aviation by investing in additional equipment and further training on Dassault aircraft types. “We have further consolidated our position as a factory-owned Dassault Aviation maintenance, repair and...

Honeywell has released a redesigned FalconConnect portal for Dassault FalconConnect customers. Via their current subscriptions with FalconConnect, current Dassault FalconConnect customers will have access to this expanded enterprise performance management offering powered by Honeywell Forge. Th...

Dassault Aviation is making steady progress toward an early 2021 planned first flight for its latest and roomiest aircraft, the Falcon 6X, despite the upheaval caused by the coronavirus epidemic. “Bringing the Falcon 6X to market on schedule is a top priority for the company. Our planning and ...

Jet Aviation Singapore is extending its AOG support to the broadest practical physical range in order to help recover AOG aircraft for customers as quickly as possible. The company has supported more than 100 AOG aircraft since 2018, including areas as far as Tahiti, the U.K. and the USA. Singapore...

Jet Aviation and GE Aviation have signed a long-term agreement for a comprehensive safety and fleet modernization project including C-FOQA. The program covers Jet Aviation’s global fleet of some 300 aircraft including the Airbus, Boeing BBJ, Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream, and more.   “Th...

Salina FBO Avflight, in partnership with aviation fuel provider Avfuel, will provide sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to business jets passing through en route to NBAA-BACE 2019. The Kansas-based FBO will offer the SAF from October 17, with major business jet manufacturers Embraer, Textron Aviati...

Dassault Aviation has announced the completion of its acquisition of business aviation services company TAG Aviation’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation. The MRO network has been rebranded as TAG Maintenance Services (TMS) and will now operate as a wholly-owned affiliate of t...

Dassault Aviation has announced the appointment of Thierry Betbeze as the new CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet, the business aviation offshoot of the business. He replaces John Rosanvallon, who will stay on at the French aircraft manufacturer as a special advisor to Eric Trappier, chairman and CEO of ...

Aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has selected aerospace engineering specialist Meggitt to provide aircraft parts for the Falcon 6X programme. The contract runs for the duration of the programme and requires the provision of wheels, brakes, brake control system, and tyre pressure monitorin...

Dassault Aviation has bought the Geneva and Lugano business aviation sites of international technology group Ruag, continuing its recent expansion in the sector. The French original equipment manufacturer (OEM) had recently purchased ExecuJet's global aircraft maintenance business, as well as TA...