All three of its brand-new Challenger 3500s will be upgraded with engine protection from corrosion-related AOGs on delivery, and the operator plans to adopt the upgrades on all future aircraft as well.

There is a significant and recurring corrosion problem with thrust reverser doors and aft body assemblies on the thrust reversers installed on the family of aircraft utilising the Honeywell HTF7000 engine.

Installed on Jet Edge's Challenger 300s, QTA's carbon graphite composite barrel cures a headache for operators troubled by expensive and time-consuming inner barrel corrosion 'fixes' that never last.