China's Hainan Airlines has ordered a Learjet 60 for delivery in mid-1996, to join a Model 55 used for corporate charters. The aircraft is the first new business-jet sold to China's private sector, says Learjet. Malaysia's Ministry of Transport, meanwhile, has taken delivery of a second flight-inspection Learjet 60.
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.
