Second Executive Jet Also Delivered To Russia As International
Business Grows
Following its first mainland China delivery of a Bombardier
Challenger 850 business jet in the Spring, Ontario-based Flying
Colours Corp. has delivered two completed Challenger 850s ... one
to the Middle East and one to Russia ... in the last three
months.
Flying Colours Challenger 850 Delivered
To Russia
ExecuJet Middle East accepted a Challenger 850 on behalf of a
private customer in June. This is the first time that Flying
Colours has delivered this type of aircraft to the region.
“We have already experienced some success with our Execliner
CRJ conversion in the Middle Eastern market, but this is the first
time we have delivered a green Challenger 850 to a customer there.
We anticipate this will be the first of many as we understand
Middle Eastern clients prefer larger aircraft, and our specialist
skill-set enables us to complete them to their demanding
standards,” says Sean Gillespie, Director of Sales and
Completions. The recently finished aircraft featured luxurious and
elegant interior furnishings, including euro-burl veneer,
customized gold inlays, and the finest leathers and fabrics. A full
selection of in-flight connectivity included the installation of
True North Simphone Broadband Wi-Fi capability and iPad
functionality.
A second completed Bombardier Challenger 850 was delivered to
Russian aviation business Ak Bars Aero in late July. Both aircraft
were certified into the specific countries in conjunction with the
particular operators and completed at the company’s head
office in Peterborough, Canada.
Flying Colours Corp. has seen a steady rise through 2011 in
international interest for its interior completion and conversion
services on new and pre-owned business aircraft. A
further four Challenger 850s are undergoing completion with three
in process at the Peterborough, Ontario facility, and one
undergoing work at the JetCorp facility, Flying Colours’ US
location in St Louis, Missouri. All four are destined for
delivery to Asia in the next 12 months. “We anticipate that
each aircraft will take eight months to complete. However this
depends on their specific requirements such as installation of our
stylish stone floor veneers and increasingly complex connectivity
requirements,” says Gillespie.
In the run up to NBAA in Las Vegas, the company is also
converting three regional CRJ airlines to Execliner format for US
based customers, all of which are private buyers. The first will be
delivered in September, the second is scheduled for delivery in
late 2011 and the third will be ready for delivery in mid 2012.
Each of the aircraft has been very highly specified with one
currently specified to include an aft cabin with a full size bed
and installation of a Tailwind 500 satellite TV system. “This
demonstrates that there is continued demand for conversions as the
market recognises the economic and practical value of converted
aircraft,” says Gillespie about the recent orders.
Flying Colours continues to offer maintenance support to all
clients and has a full team of trained technicians at both the
Peterborough and St Louis plants. Each team can perform both major
and minor maintenance inspections on Learjet, Challenger, Global,
Hawker, Cessna, and Falcon models. The business also has
capability to complete full and partial avionics installations at
its St.Louis facility which specialises in component overhaul.
Focusing on increased demand for communications technology
requirements, JetCorp has managed to significantly cut the downtime
required for the Wi-Fi installation through careful planning and
proper staging This downtime requirement is based upon utilizing
standard installation parameters for both equipment and locations
and has reduced installation times by as much as 10 days in some
instances.