In Flight International, 7-13 January, the digital flight control system for the Bell Boeing 609 tilt rotor aircraft was mistakenly referred to as a Hamilton Standard unit. In fact, the system is produced by Lear Astronics.
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.
