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Gulfstream Brazil Gets Part 145 OK
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: The company's newest aircraft (the G650 and G280) will be added later this year.
Word Count: 139
Gulfstream Aerospace’s service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, recently received FAA Part 145 approval. The approval allows Gulfstream Brazil technicians to perform maintenance on the following U.S.-registered Gulfstream models: GV series, including the G550; GIV series, including the G450; G200; G150; G100; and GIII. Approval for the G650 and G280 is expected later this year.

“Many of our U.S.-based customers travel to Brazil to conduct business,” said Gulfstream Product Support president Mark Burns. “We are pleased to add to our service capabilities to meet their needs.”

In the third quarter of last year, Gulfstream Brazil employees moved into a nearly 38,000-sq-ft facility at Bertram Luiz Leupolz Airport about 56 miles from downtown São Paulo. The facility includes a 34,768-sq-ft hangar and a parts warehouse with more than $8 million in inventory.