Dassault is introducing carbonfibre horizontal stabilisers on its Falcon 900 and 2000 series, to reduce parts count and weight. The new units, to be phased in for deliveries from late next year or early 2001, will feature a cast titanium centre box and composite spars and skins.
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.
