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December 24, 2021

Dassault's Mérignac Service Center Turns 5

Falcon Maintenance Facility Expands Coverage to 900EX, 2000EX, and 6X

Dassault's Falcon Service center collocated with their final Saint-Cloud, France turns 5 years old as the company moves into 2022. DFS Mérignac opened in 2016 with 6 service bays, 7,500 square feet, and everything needed for complete C-checks on the Falcon 7X and 8X trijets. The checks must be performed every 8 years or after 4,000 hours of service, and are often accompanied by further upgrades and overhauls while convenient. The facility will now expand its available service to additional Falcon models, including the 900EX EASy, the 2000EX EASy, and the soon to come, extra-widebody Falcon 6X.

On The Final Approach Course, The Airplane’s Groundspeed Gradually Slowed From 129 To 88 Knots

On November 15, 2021, about 1245 eastern standard time, a Beech E-90, N290KA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Boyne City, Michigan. The airline transport pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. A review of preliminary air traffic control (ATC) information revealed that the airplane departed Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan, at 1150 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan and climbed to 16,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The airplane was enroute to Boyne City Municipal Airport (N98), Boyne City,