Cessna has clinched orders from two Latin American operators for 21 Citation business jets with a combined value of over $118 million. Brazil's Taxi Aereo Marilia added 14 aircraft, including three CJ1s, five CJ2s, three Bravos, one Encore and two Excels to its existing order for 15 Citations. Deliveries are due to commence in April 2002. Avemex of Mexico ordered a CJ1 andCJ2, two Bravos and three Excels to be delivered from May 2002.
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.
