Dassault Opens Falcon MRO Facility in Florida

Dassault Falcon Jet opened its new service center at Melbourne Orlando International Airport (KMLB) this week. The French airframer said the investment significantly boosts its capacity to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) support for operators of its business jets in North and South America.

The 250,000-sq-ft complex can accommodate all current Falcon aircraft, as well as the ultra-long-range Falcon 10X now in development. There is space for technicians to work on up to 14 jets simultaneously.

Dassault’s Melbourne facility is equipped to handle a full range of inspection, repair, and overhaul tasks, from line maintenance through to C checks, as well as engineering and modifications projects. It includes a 54,000-sq-ft aircraft paint shop, as well as other workshops, customer offices, and lounges.

“Our state-of-the-art Melbourne MRO is the latest expansion of our worldwide network of more than 40 service locations,” said Éric Trappier, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. “It adds significant capacity in the Americas and puts more service capability closer to our Falcon customers. Dassault already has a large footprint in the United States, which includes 2,500 employees, aircraft completions, and sales.”