Bombardier Business Aircraft's Service Centre
at London Biggin Hill Airport has completed its first nose-to-tail service
package since the facility's inauguration in May 2017.
The extensive maintenance package was
completed on a Global 6000 aircraft and included the industry's first Ka-band
high-speed internet with Rockwell Collins Airborne Data Router (ADR) retrofit.
This was also the first Ka-band installation completed by the service centre.
"This milestone is a testament to the skill
and expertise of Bombardier's London Biggin Hill team, and to our worldwide
service centre network that supported the maintenance," said
Jean-Christophe Gallagher,
Vice President and General Manager, Customer Experience, Bombardier Business
Aircraft. "This first-of-its-kind installation demonstrates our engineering
expertise in complex integrations, coupling Ka-band with an ADR retrofit. We are
thrilled to deliver this level of service to our customers so soon after opening
our hangar doors in London."
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Bombardier London Biggin Hill Service Centre. |
Bombardier's Ka-band high-speed internet
system is the industry's fastest in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity worldwide
available today. The Ka-band high-speed internet system lets passengers on board
Global and Challenger 600 series aircraft browse the internet, stream online
media or stage a videoconference as quickly and as effortlessly as they would in
their home or office. Bombardier's Ka-band is offered as an option on new
Challenger 650 and Global aircraft, or as a retrofit upgrade on all in-service
Global, Challenger 604, Challenger 605 and Challenger 650 aircraft at the
company's extensive network of service centres worldwide.
Since its inauguration in May, the facility
has supported more than 40 maintenance events, including a 96-month inspection
on a Challenger 605 aircraft, during which technicians also installed a Pro Line
21™ Advanced integrated avionics system to maximize the aircraft's downtime.
In March 2017, Biggin Hill Service Centre
received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
for maintenance of Learjet 70, Learjet 75, Challenger 300, Challenger 350,
Challenger 600 series, Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. The facility then
received FAA certification in August 2017 and UAE GCAA CAR 145 certification in
October 2017.
With an installed base of more than 600
Bombardier business jets in Europe, Bombardier's new service centre in Biggin
Hill is well positioned to provide world-class heavy maintenance and support
services to Bombardier customers and operators in the region. The Centre is
fully equipped to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, as well as
modifications and avionics installations for Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and
Global aircraft. |