Alpha Flying has added a third Pilatus PC-12 single-turboprop to its PlaneSense fractional-ownership programme, launched in the north-east USA in late 1995. According to the company, the third aircraft is almost fully subscribed and a fourth has been ordered.
Source: Flight International
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
Turkish business jet charter company Air Sapphire has been heavily fined by the US government for flying a Gulfstream GIV to Russia without authorisation.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
