LABACE 2024 – Falcon 6X Aircraft Made its First Appearance in Brazil

LABACE 2024 – Falcon 6X Aircraft Made its First Appearance in Brazil

Photos by our correspondent Paulo Tadeu photographer aviation.

 

Making its official debut on Brazilian soil, the Falcon 6X (photo), the new widebody executive jet from Dassault Falcon, was one of the main attractions at the largest executive aviation event, the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) 2024. The event took place at Congonhas Airport from August 8 to 10.

 

Featuring an award-winning interior with the largest cross-sectional cabin in executive aviation, the 5,500 nm Falcon 6X was designed to offer maximum comfort and is sized to carry up to 16 passengers.

 

Falcon 6X.

With a range exceeding 10,000 km, the Falcon 6X can fly nonstop from São Paulo to Paris in just over 10 hours. Like the Falcon 8X, the 6X offers the quietest cabin, with internal sound levels below 50 dB. The cabin air is continuously refreshed and processed through hospital-grade HEPA filters to provide additional protection against airborne pathogens.

 

In addition to the Falcon 6X, Dassault Falcon also brought the Falcon 2000LXS to the event. The latest model in the 2000 series, this aircraft is prized by flight departments and charter operators worldwide for its comfort, efficiency, and unmatched performance on short runways. The LXS comfortably seats up to 10 people in widebody comfort and has a range of 4,000 nm.

 

Falcon 2000LXS.

Another highlight from Dassault was the opportunity for operators to get familiar with Dassault's newest aircraft, the Falcon 10X, which will fly at Mach 0.925 and up to 13,890 km nonstop. When certified in 2027, the 10X will be the largest purpose-built executive jet in the industry.

 

State-of-the-art Service Center in Catarina

 

Dassault Aviation affiliate Falcon Jet recently opened a new company-owned service center at São Paulo’s new Catarina Executive Airport, which will significantly expand customer support opportunities for Latin American operators. São Paulo-Catarina will offer nearly 3,600 square meters (40,000 square feet) of floor and office space and can accommodate up to five Falcons simultaneously, including the new, large Falcon 10X.

 

The facility is certified as a repair station by Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the FAA, and EASA, as well as airworthiness authorities in Argentina, Bermuda, and Uruguay. It is authorized to handle line maintenance and calendar and flight-hour inspections for the Falcon 50 and 900, Falcon 2000 series, and Falcon 7X and 8X models. It also offers Pre-Purchase Evaluations (PPEs) for operators considering a used Falcon.

 

In addition to fuselage inspections and services, the Catarina unit is approved to perform line engine maintenance on CFE-738, Honeywell TFE731, and Pratt & Whitney Canada engines.