Dassault aircraft covered by the certification include:

• Falcon 7X/Falcon 8X, FAA, and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validated
• Falcon 900EX EASy, FAA validated
• Falcon 2000EX EASy, FAA, and EASA validated

The GI 275 is Garmin’s most pixel-dense display to date and includes an intuitive touchscreen with synthetic vision and terrain overlay mirroring the EASy II Primary Display Unit (PDU).

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According to Dassault, the GI 275 “seamlessly integrates” with existing aircraft systems, offering the same functionality as the previous stand-by system. 

“The EASy flight deck is designed to meet state-of-the-art redundancy requirement, however, for added safety they always have been complimented by a stand-by instrument of different architecture, hardware, power and sensor sources,” a Dassault spokesperson told FLYING.

The addition of a second GI 275 on the copilot’s side allows the pilot’s instrument to remain the dedicated stand-by for certification. The copilot’s GI 275 can be configured with additional pages to mirror the pilot’s flight display, including the feature of an HSI with a moving map that can be easily panned or zoomed and automatically accessing the active flight plan.

The unit features the SafeTaxi database that improves pilot situational awareness by displaying current airport diagrams in a “nose-up” orientation. The GI 275 also enables pilots to select airports and other points of interest to view airspace, frequencies, and airport hot spots.

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Construction in Melbourne is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2023, with the facility opening set for late 2024.

The new service center will allow Dassault to expand its U.S. footprint to keep up with the demand it is seeing for new jets from customers, according to Dassault Aviation’s chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.

The new facility will comprise 175,000 square feet,  and service all current Falcon models for its North and South American customers, according to Dassault. Altogether, the facility will have the capacity to accommodate 18 Falcon models simultaneously.

“We extensively evaluated several areas before we found that the business environment in Florida, along with its highly skilled workforce on the Space Coast, to be the perfect combination for this project,” Trappier said. “We appreciate the cooperative support received from the Governor’s office and the State of Florida. Their support and leadership made this possible.”

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that investing in the state’s workforce to attract top companies has been one of the state’s priorities. 

“Today’s announcement from Dassault Falcon Jet shows how these investments are paying dividends,” DeSantis said. “This new facility will bring high-paying jobs to Melbourne and lead to strong economic growth throughout Central Florida.”

Located on Florida’s Space Coast, which employs approximately 35,000 aviation personnel, Melbourne is strategically located close to educational institutions, such as the Florida Institute of Technology and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which the OEM said it looked to leverage. 

Dassault said the Melbourne facility would be capable of completing heavy maintenance work and is being set up to do a range of things from line maintenance, C Checks, and various engineering and modifications services. There will be workshops, offices, lounges for customers, and a large warehouse for shop activities that also serves as a distribution hub. 

Dassault also said the site will house a 54,000-square-foot paint shop. 

In 2023, Dassault’s ExecuJet MRO Services will open a similar heavy-maintenance facility in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The company said it will also begin construction on another heavy shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Altogether, Dassault now has more than 40 factory service locations and 20 authorized service centers across the world. 

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