Duncan Aviation’s full-service maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in Provo, Utah, took a dated CL300 and transformed it to look like a brand new aircraft.
The aircraft was at the Duncan Aviation Provo facility for a pre-purchase evaluation and work began immediately after the purchase transaction was completed.
The aircraft received a new interior, partial paint, and minor maintenance work before being delivered to a happy customer.
Duncan Aviation Associate Designer Amie Jensen explained that the team had all the materials purchased ahead of time, and the second the pre-purchase evaluation was completed, it rolled into interior work.
“We wasted no time,” said Jensen.
“The interior had a typical, mid-2000s look with light wood, ultra-suede, and yellowing components. There wasn’t anything unique about it.”
The team took the worn and dated interior and transformed it to look like it came straight off the production line.
Jensen said the owner sent inspiration photos of what they wanted to do to with their aircraft.
“We would be in video communication with the owner halfway across the world as he showed us different samples of what he wanted,” said Amie.
“This is a great example of how we cater to our customers’ individual needs. Whether they are on-site in one of our Design Centers, or on an international video call in their home, we take the necessary steps to assist them in the decision-making process.”
The interior of this CL300 is highlighted by reupholstered seats with two-tone patterned headrests, a new countertop in the lavatory, vinyl flooring, grey and white patterned carpet, and new shades.
Jensen explained: “Before this new capability, the only option to customize the material was to paint it, and we had difficulty customizing lavatory countertops because of it.
“Because of this capability, we were able to install a new, customized Corian countertop in the lavatory.”
The seats utilized Duncan Aviation’s automation technology.
Brandon Crosby, Upholstery Team Leader said: “Using the automation technology ensures there is conformity across all of the seats.
“The automation process helps us provide a great product.”
The customer previously operated a Hawker XP, and wanted the paint on the new CL300 to reflect what they had on the Hawker.
The Paint Shop and Design team came up with a solution to modify the existing stripe scheme instead of repainting the entire aircraft.
“We changed one of the stripes from a rounded stripe to a pointed stripe, and modified the design to create a really sleek look,” said Jensen.
“We also added a logo to the tail. It was a creative interpretation of the design they had on their Hawker.”