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MRO

CHALLENGER 604

REFURB PROJECT

German-based MRO, FAI Technik
AGmbH, part of the FAI Aviati on
Group, has completed the full refurbish-
ment of a pre-owned Bombardier Challeng-
er 604 on behalf of a corporate client.
The aircraft (MSN 5412) was handed over

to its new Germany-based owner earlier

and will be operated under NCC regulations
by FAI Technik’s parent company, FAI rent-
a-jet GmbH.

This latest project is the company’s first
extensive refurbishment on the Challenger
series.
The one-million-euro project took ap-
proximately 2500 manhours to complete

and features VIP seating for 12 passengers

which includes high gloss carbon fibre features a VIP finish in silver grey metallic. installation of Collins Ku-Band Highspeed

veneer surfaces, soft furnishings in tasteful “FAI Technik has successfully completed Internet System on a Challenger 850.

shades of grey, polished smoked nickel with a demanding, first-class interior refurbish- Meanwhile FAI Technik has completed

glossy clear coat metal plating throughout ment project, after the completion of our eight installations of Honeywell’s Ka-Band

and stylish white marble countertops and stand out Global Express ‘Project Pearl’ in on Bombardier BD700 aircraft. The MRO

stone floors in the galley and restroom. 2020. This latest project further reinforc- division has also successfully installed

The luxury interior is complemented by es FAI Technik´s competency in turnkey Collins ultra-high-speed Ku-Band inflight

Gogo´s Aviator 300 with intermediate gain refurbishments at flat rate pricing,” said, connectivity system on Global Express

antenna, wi-fi internet and Collins´ Airshow Siegfried Axtmann, FAI group chairman. and Challenger 850 aircraft and will soon

500 installation. Exterior designer paint was The Challenger 604 refurbishment commence the prototype installation on a
undertaken by Satys in Norwich, UK and follows FAI Technik’s recent prototype Challenger 605. Q
AIRLINES
JAPAN AIRLINES GIVES
B777S EARLY RETIREMENT
By Mark Phelps

of cowling debris landed in residential Retired airliners can be sold or leased

areas, though no one was injured. for charter operations or converted to

ccording to a statement by The crew returned to Denver Interna- freighters, or can be mothballed and ul-

AJAL released on its website tional Airport and landed safely with no timately parted out and then scrapped.

recently, “JAL has decided to accelerate injuries to the 231 passengers and 10 Ten P&W-powered 777s already

the retirement of all P&W-equipped crew members. removed from the JAL fleet are listed
Boeing 777s. This was originally In December 2020, a JAL 777-200 also as being in storage, implying they will
planned to be completed i by March shed one of the hollow fan blades from not return to service or be sold to
2022.” its PW4000. Another 2018 fan-blade another airline or leasing company.
JAL grounded its 13 PW4000-se- failure in the US involving the PW4000 Given the age of the early P&W-pow-

ries-powered 777s after United Airlines series led the FAA to mandate initial and ered aircraft, the latter scenario is

Flight 328 experienced a dramatic recurring blade inspections. most likely for the remainder of JAL’s

engine failure four minutes into a trip JAL still operates 20 later-model early-model 777s. Q
from Denver to Honolulu. The intake 777s with GE90-series engines, but the

ring was found in a suburban Denver bulk of the airline’s fleet is made up of Article courtesy: https://www.avweb.

neighbourhood and several other pieces Airbus A350s. com/aviation-news/
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