ExecuJet Completes First Starlink Install on Falcon 8X

ExecuJet MRO Services has completed what it claims is the first installation of a Starlink communications system on a Dassault Falcon 8X. The work was completed at the company’s facility in Belgium.

Installation was conducted under a supplemental type certificate developed by Dassault Falcon Jet (DFJ) for its maintenance, repair, and overhaul network. More Starlink retrofit projects are now underway at Dassault Aviation Business Services in Geneva and at DFJ facilities in the U.S.

The Falcon 8X was fitted with Starlink hardware to give the undisclosed customer access to high-speed connectivity to support video conferences, large data transfers, and access to cloud-based networks. After fitting this equipment and an antenna doubler to minimize modification to the fuselage, ExecuJet MRO Services conducted test flights to ensure the system was functioning.

SpaceX has appointed ExecuJet MRO Services, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault, as a Starlink dealer. ExecuJet can also conduct retrofits on the Falcon 7X, 2000LXS, and 900LX, as well as for Bombardier Globals and Challenger, Embraer Legacys,  and Gulfstreams.

“We have a team of highly skilled engineers and technicians capable of managing complex installations efficiently and to OEM standards,” said Matthijs Hutsebaut, regional v-p for Europe at ExecuJet MRO Services.