October 23, 2013– Flying Colours Corp., the global aviation services company, has been appointed as an authorised dealer and installation centre for a range of Honeywell Aerospace business aviation products at its Peterborough, Ontario, facility. The deal, which was ratified in August, follows a long-standing relationship with Flying Colours St Louis, USA base which has been a Honeywell authorized dealer for many years.

Under the auspices of the appointment, Flying Colours Corp. will be able to offer Honeywell’s broad product range, including its Ovation Select Cabin Management System (CMS), to its business aviation clients both in Canada and across the globe. Honeywell’s technical team recently visited Flying Colours at Peterborough to showcase the benefits of Ovation Select on a Gulfstream 550 aircraft and to demonstrate the installation process.

The Ovation Select system features seamless in-flight connectivity providing passengers with enhanced in-flight entertainment and maximum business productivity. Flying Colours Corp. is renowned for its ability to install the latest in cabin management technology, in-flight connectivity and cockpit avionics upgrades and this latest agreement with Honeywell Aerospace serves to further expand its existing offerings. The Flying Colours team is already in discussions with a number of clients about the opportunities presented by Honeywell’s products.

Eric Gillespie, VP for Flying Colours Corp. comments: “We are very honoured to be appointed as an authorised Honeywell distributor. Their innovative products are highly regarded across the globe and as such, this is an important agreement for the company. We are continually being asked by our customers for options for CMS and In-flight entertainment upgrades on all types of mid to large size business aircraft so the new arrangement will enable Flying Colours Corp. to considerably broaden its offering.”

“We were pleased to appoint Flying Colours Corp. as an authorised dealer. Flying Colours St. Louis facility has also demonstrated added value to our customers and it’s a natural progression to formulate an agreement with the Peterborough facility,” said Mike Beazley, Vice President of Aftermarket Sales, Honeywell Aerospace.

February 26, 2013– As ABACE 2013 approaches, April 16 – 18, Flying Colours Corp. the Canadian-based business aircraft maintenance, completions and refurbishments company continues to bolster its position in the Asian market. Since ABACE 2012 it has delivered a further four Bombardier Challenger 850s to the region and has a further five of the same model in the pipeline with completion and delivery to China planned within the next twelve months. In addition Flying Colours Corp. has completed two major refurbishments of Global Express models for Chinese-based clients in the last year. By year end Flying Colours will have delivered a total of 15 Challenger 850s to China. All of the aircraft headed for China were delivered to corporate owners or private high net worth individuals who have placed them with members of the growing Asian based aircraft management fraternity.

Asia continues to be a leading market for Flying Colours Corp. which has seen a widening of the geographical spread of its aircraft completion clients with aircraft destined for Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hong Kong, as well as other cities in mainland China. To expedite efficient delivery times across the region Flying Colours Corp. has strengthened its relationship with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for aircraft certification. “There is a very specific process that has to be followed and it takes time,” says John Gillespie President, about the paperwork. “We have now had extensive experience so we can anticipate what the authority needs. Likewise the CAAC officials know they can rely on us to provide the necessary documents. This is a real bonus for our clients as it means an aircraft can enter service as soon as it arrives,” he continues.

Flying Colours Corp has also developed a unique understanding of specific Asian trends. Gillespie notes vivid interiors are often asked for with red frequently being the underlying palette colour. One completion features a visually dramatic red interior featuring red leather upholstery, carpets and even cabinetry stained cherry red, whilst another includes a midnight black based interior. Styles influenced by fashion brands such as Hermes and Calvin Klein are regularly requested which sees the Flying Colours design team adapting materials to ensure they will pass the required safety certification.

Complementing the unusual interiors Flying Colours Corp. has also implemented technically challenging features. The latest round of Challenger completions included the incorporation of a complete smoke extraction system to remove cigarette smoke during flight and installation of global swift broadband. Completion times for the aircraft average eight months with work being split between the Flying Colours Corp. Peterborough facility and the St Louis based US subsidiary JetCorp Technical Services which mirrors the Canadian site in terms of capability.

As Flying Colours Corp continues to focus on Asian business development it has begun to explore further opportunities with a number of different Chinese based business aviation companies. “We value this market as it is where our principle growth has come from over the last three years said Gillespie. Its a constantly changing landscape from a business perspective and in order to better serve our client base we have considered opening our own facility as well as the option of working with a Chinese based partner via a join venture. We anticipate having a base and capability to carry out refurbishment work in the region by the end of 2013.

Flying Colours will be exhibiting at ABACE booth number P613