Cincinatti, Ohio-based market analyst Aviation Research Group/US says that the 335 fixed-wing corporate aircraft operated by the top 100 US companies have an average age of 9.1 years, with the fleet comprised largely of older Cessna Citations, Dassault Falcons and Gulfstreams.
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.
