Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Dassault Aviation has opened a nearly 40,000-sq-ft (3,600-sq-m) service center in Brazil at São&nbsp;Paulo Catarina International Executive Airport (SBJH). The complex replaces the company’s Sorocaba MRO, which opened in 2009.
The service center in Catarina can accommodate up to five Falcons simultaneously and is large enough to handle the 10X, which will be the largest business aircraft in Dassault’s lineup when it enters service in 2027.
According to the company, the facility has already earned Part 145 approvals from Brazil’s ANAC, the FAA, and EASA, as well as from aviation authorities in Argentina, Bermuda, and Uruguay. It is authorized to perform line maintenance and major inspections on Falcon 50, 900, and 2000 series jets, as well as Falcon 7Xs and 8Xs.
In addition, the facility can carry out engine line maintenance on the CFE738, Honeywell TFE731, and Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PW307A, PW307D, and PW308C. It can also conduct non-destructive testing procedures, including penetrant and eddy current tests, and its battery shop can repair, replace, or recharge main and emergency batteries.
Catarina will also support an AOG go-team trained to provide rapid mobile response throughout South America and stock the necessary parts and tools to get Falcons flying again with minimal delay.

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