Story ID: 018 HS Flying Colours Qatar Challenger 604 AINJan15 - 14
Flying Colours Completing Qatari Challenger 604
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: Project includes heavy maintenance, paint and refurb.
Word Count: 168
Flying Colours is nearing completion of maintenance work on a second aircraft under approval from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA). The project, which is being undertaken at Flying Colours’ headquarters in Peterborough, Canada, involves heavy maintenance on a Challenger 604 as well as interior refurbishment and new exterior paint. Customer delivery is anticipated in the middle of this month.

The interior is being refurbished in new leathers, fabric and custom carpet and includes the installation of a four-place conference grouping that raises passenger capacity, to 12 from 10. The aircraft’s exterior is being refinished in a metallic paint scheme.

The 10-week project also addresses a number of maintenance calendar inspections and service bulletins.

Flying Colours’ maintenance team is currently working on more projects with the same Qatari operator. This latest project follows a Global Express that underwent MRO work at Flying Colours' headquarters in June, marking the company’s first Qatari-registered aircraft to be worked on under approval from the QCAA.