Flying Colours has delivered a cabin for a Bombardier Global Express that repeats a design it delivered in 2013 for the same customer’s Challenger 850. The red, white and black carbon fiber cabin left the company’s Peterborough, Canada facility last week.

The company said its designers referred to the 850 design, but made several “engineering and style adjustments.” Eric Gillespie, Flying Colours's executive v-p, said, “Everything might seem the same, but a lot is very different…we had to take into consideration the larger cabin, the different type of usage and the high standards of the Global to re-create the same look and feel.”

The floor plan was modified to accommodate a new configuration in the mid-section, and two seats opposite the central divan were replaced with a four-seat conference group, incorporating new Rockwell Collins Global seats. All the seats were upholstered in white leather with a carbon fiber armrest accent. A cherry-red divan provides a splash of color in the mid-cabin and is complemented by a black three-seat divan in the aft section.

Further enhancements to the cabin come via Honeywell’s Ka-band JetWave system, which requires an aft radome and antenna. Live streaming and Wi-Fi access is now possible across multiple personal devices in the cabin.

Accent points in the cabin comprise mainly black-and-gray carbon-fiber veneer, finished with an ebony wood edging. There is also an upgraded galley and washroom in a similar color scheme.

The Tai Ping handmade carpet has a white branch design providing definition to the black background. The cabin also features satin nickel finish on all metal work, which “complements the elegant style,” said the company.

“The devil was in the detail with this aircraft,” said Gillespie. “We had to retain the original look, which meant ensuring a lot of the updates were essentially invisible. It speaks volumes that our design engineers and installation technicians can adapt an interior for what is essentially a completely different airframe.”

The aircraft exterior has a new customized livery featuring a distinctive charcoal gray and gold scheme. Flying Colours also carried out the pre-buy inspection and maintenance inspections, which ran in parallel with the interior modifications.

The project took approximately six months. “Refurbing the cabin has given [our customer] an as-new aircraft, completely personalized to his taste, within a short timeline and budget,” said Gillespie. “We don’t often get to repeat, and improve, a design.”