Ghana’s presidential Falcon Jet has been handed back to the Ghana Air Force after undergoing an extended eight-month maintenance and repair programme in France, according to Bright Simons, Vice-President of IMANI Africa.
In a post on X, he claimed that the aircraft was safely returned on Monday, November 10, following its dispatch to the Dassault Falcon Service MRO facility at Paris Le Bourget (PLB) for a mandatory 24-month and 1,600-hour technical inspection.
Mr Simons explained that engineers at the PLB facility uncovered significant defects during the inspection, including issues affecting the fuel tank and one of the jet’s turbofans.
Ghana’s presidential jet has been delivered safely back into the custody of the Ghana Air Force since Monday, the 10th of November. Exactly 8 months after it was sent to the Dassault Falcon Service MRO base at Paris Le Bourget (PLB).
Whilst at PLB, it underwent a MANDATORY… pic.twitter.com/AHvRidu0EH
— Bright Simons (@BBSimons) November 14, 2025
These faults required manufacturer-level intervention and prolonged the maintenance schedule, as the repairs could only be executed at that specific Dassault-authorised site.
He added that the delay was further compounded by challenges in sourcing certain OEM-certified spare parts.
The jet has now successfully completed all complex repair processes, including leak assessments, engine ground runs and acceptance flights, and has been cleared for service by Dassault Falcon Service.
Before its return to Accra, the aircraft undertook a brief positioning flight from Marseille to address minor logistical arrangements, Bright Simons said,