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All Falcon 7Xs now cleared to fly again

Practically all Falcon 7Xs are flying again, following the EASA’s re-authorizing flights for the entire fleet on July 7, three weeks after giving the major

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

July 26, 2011

Practically all Falcon 7Xs are flying again, following the EASA’s re-authorizing flights for the entire fleet on July 7, three weeks after giving the majority of the fleet the green light to return to service. The FAA followed suit and released an equivalent alternative method of compliance (Amoc) on July 8. As of July 19, only three 7Xs were still on the ground, for reasons unrelated to the pitch trim issue, according to Dassault. The flight envelope will remain restricted until September.

“Technically, the issue is over,” Olivier Villa, Dassault’s senior v-p for civil aircraft, told AIN. One of the three aircraft that is not flying again yet is in China, where local authorities have delayed the process, Villa said. The other two are undergoing unrelated scheduled maintenance, he explained.

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