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Isles of Scilly Skybus acquires new livery at Biggin Hill

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company is making a £530,000 investment in upgrading its Skybus fleet of aircraft to include new interiors, enhanced navigation systems and an eye-catching new livery.



Above: Chris Ransley, MD RAS Completions (under port wing) supervising the roll-out of Skybus Twin otter resplendent in its new livery.

RAS Completions have been commissioned to repaint the entire Skybus DHC-6 Twin Otter fleet at its London Biggin Hill Airport facility.

Renowned for supporting the repainting and interior upgrading of private jets from Gulfstream, Bombardier and Embraer in particular, the RAS Completions team have been applying the same exacting finishing standards demanded by business jet owners to the Skybus commercial fleet.

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Skybus operate essential and highly popular services connecting the Isles of Scilly with England. All eight aircraft in the fleet will be decorated with the new red, white and blue tailfin design and have their interiors upgraded by April 2017.

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“Quality and service are at the very heart of everything we do at RAS” said Chris Ransley, RAS Completions, Managing Director. “We are extremely proud that The Isle of Scilly Steamship Company have entrusted my paint shop colleagues and I here at London Biggin Hill to be key part of  the team that refreshes the Skybus offering.”

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