The US Federal Aviation Administration has placed one firm order and two options for the Bombardier Challenger 604 for flight-inspection missions. The FAA already operates three Challenger 601-3Rs, as well as six Bombardier Learjet 60s, for airway and runway calibration.
The Challenger 604 will be delivered green to the FAA in November, and outfitted at a completion centre in the USA. The FAA's existing fleet is equipped with automatic flight inspection systems supplied by Parker Hannifin's Electronic Systems division.
Challengers are also used for flight inspection in Canada and South Korea, and two Bombardier Global Express long-range business jets have been delivered to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau for airways calibration missions.
Source: Flight International
