Flying Colours Corp. awarded Special Mission Challenger 650 contract for European operator

Flying Colours Corp., the North Americas-based MRO, completion and refurbishment specialist, announced an order for the completion of three, brand-new Bombardier Challenger 650 aircraft. The order, which is a sub-contract from Specialized and Amphibious Aircraft of Bombardier’s Commercial Aircraft division, will see the green aircraft configured in dedicated medevac interiors and delivered to an undisclosed European customer. The design engineering is already under way at the Flying Colours facility in St Louis where the specialist in-house team is liaising with all involved parties to match the exact specifications of the complex interior. “This is a collaborative project as we are working through the Bombardier team to liaise with their customer on the design, whilst at the same time we are coordinating with a specialist medical equipment provider who will supply the medical monuments,” said Sean Gillespie, VP Flying Colours Corp. The installation of the interiors, and the external paintwork will take place at the company’s Peterborough, Canada facility. It is anticipated the first aircraft will be inducted into service in Q4 of 2016 as the customer replaces older aircraft models with the newly equipped models.