The north-east USA's first new hangar designed specifically to accommodate the Boeing Business Jet and Airbus Corporate Jetliner is set for completion in the first quarter of next year, according to design and engineering company Bascon. The hangar, occupying 10,870m² (117,000ft²) is at Rifton Aviation's fixed-base operation near New York.
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.
