Hainan Airlines has taken delivery of a new Learjet 60 business jet, to be used for charter work inside China, alongside a used Learjet 55. The Learjet 60 is the first new business jet to be certificated in China for operation by the private sector, the manufacturer says.
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.
