Two of the world’s leading business jet manufacturers, Gulfstream Aerospace and Dassault Aviation, have opened major new maintenance facilities in the United States, underscoring their long-term investments in customer support as demand for business aircraft services continues to grow.
Gulfstream’s new Texas Repair and Overhaul Center, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, officially opened this month. The $21 million, 100,000-square-foot facility adds component repair and overhaul capabilities to the company’s expanding service network. The site includes more than $5 million in spare parts and supports repairs for wheels, brakes, batteries, hydraulics, structures, and composites. Gulfstream plans to expand the operation to include avionics, landing gear, and other systems.
“By expanding our in-house repair and overhaul capabilities, we’re expediting turnaround times and increasing parts availability to best support our customers’ needs while maximizing safety, quality, and efficiency,” said Gulfstream President Mark Burns.
The new center complements Gulfstream’s factory-owned service facility at Fort Worth Alliance Airport and its completions operations at Dallas Love Field. It also joins the company’s California Repair and Overhaul Center in Lincoln, which focuses on avionics and electronics. The Savannah, Georgia-based manufacturer now employs more than 5,000 people in product support roles, including technicians, field and airborne support teams, and warehouse staff.
Earlier this year, Gulfstream also expanded its service center in Mesa, Arizona. “This year has been the single most significant investment in customer support in the history of our company,” said Lor Izzard, Gulfstream’s Senior Vice President of Customer support. The Mesa site includes space for 13 aircraft indoors, a full-span crane, and customer offices and lounges.
Meanwhile, Dassault Falcon Jet, the US subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, celebrated the grand opening of its new 250,000-square-foot maintenance facility at Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) in Florida. The site can accommodate up to 14 aircraft at once, including the upcoming ultra-long-range Falcon 10X, and perform major inspections, modifications, and engineering work. A 54,000-square-foot paint shop and modern customer areas are also part of the complex.
“This new center reflects our belief in the US market and the future of aerospace in Florida,” said Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier. “It adds significant capacity in the Americas and puts more service capability closer to our Falcon customers.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis praised the investment, calling it “a testament to Florida’s skilled workforce, pro-business environment, and commitment to innovation.”
The Melbourne facility is part of Dassault’s wider effort to strengthen its global MRO network, which now spans more than 60 locations. Recent expansions include new service centers in Brazil, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The announcements come amid a broader wave of expansion across the business aviation maintenance sector, including Bombardier’s recent decision to build a new service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Together with Bombardier’s forthcoming 64,500-square-foot maintenance facility in Indiana — announced last week and set to open in 2026 — the new Gulfstream and Dassault sites highlight a trend among manufacturers to bring more service work in-house.
