Mon, Apr 04, 2016
Capabilities Grow For Facility At Sorocaba's Bertram Luiz Leupolz Airport
The Gulfstream Aerospace service center in Sorocaba, Brazil recently performed maintenance on its first Argentina-registered aircraft.
The large-cabin Gulfstream business jet is based at Ministro Pistarini International Airport near Buenos Aires.
Gulfstream Brazil earned maintenance authorization approval from Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil in August 2015. The certification allows Gulfstream Brazil’s technicians to work on any Gulfstream aircraft registered in Argentina.
“Anytime we can add a maintenance authorization from one of our neighboring countries, we are thrilled because it means additional service options for our operators,” said Derek Zimmerman, president, Gulfstream Product Support . “Most of our South America-based customers are from Brazil, and we have approximately 50 more aircraft based in other countries on the continent, so we will continue to look at enhancing our capabilities.”
Gulfstream Brazil is located at Bertram Luiz Leupolz Airport about 56 miles from downtown São Paulo, one of the world’s largest cities. The company site comprises a centrally located 38,000-square-foot facility, including a 34,768-sf hangar and a parts warehouse with approximately $10 million in inventory.
In 2015, Gulfstream Brazil’s 10 technicians performed work on 92 aircraft, which included off-site maintenance for customers located at airports in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. The site has maintenance authorization approvals from Brazil, the U.S., Argentina and Bermuda.
(Image provided with Gulfstream news release)
More News
From 2023 (YouTube Version): Legacy of a Titan Robert (Bob) Anderson Hoover was a fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and air show superstar. More so, Bob Hoover was an i>[...]
Get The Latest in Aviation News NOW on Instagram Are you on Instagram yet? It's been around for a few years, quietly picking up traction mostly thanks to everybody's new obsession >[...]
Aero Linx: B-52H Stratofortress The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic spee>[...]
Altimeter Setting The barometric pressure reading used to adjust a pressure altimeter for variations in existing atmospheric pressure or to the standard altimeter setting (29.92).>[...]
"Knowing that we play an active part in bettering people's lives is extremely rewarding. My team and I are very thankful for the opportunity to be here and to help in any way we ca>[...]