Maintenance and Modifications
Diasbled passengers get a lift with Challenger mod
The flight department of Greek-based construction company Consolidated Contractors International was faced with a challenge when the group’s 82-year-old ch

The flight department of Greek-based construction company Consolidated Contractors International was faced with a challenge when the group’s 82-year-old chairman asked them to fit his Bombardier Challenger 601-3R with a wheelchair lift. Their boss’ arthritic knees made boarding the aircraft painful, and he was sick of the indignity of having to have the crew lift him up the steps.

The problem for chief pilot Steve Cherry-Downes and chief of maintenance Colin Solley was that no suitable lift system was available on the market. Three years later, after spending at least $500,000, the Challenger was fitted with a purpose-built device designed by Canadian engineer Pierre Leneveu of Montreal-based Siddhis Designs. He has since fitted similar devices to a Challenger 604 and a Challenger 600.

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