DaimlerChrysler Aviation has begun operating an Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (ACJ), which replaces a leased Airbus A320. The longer range of the 48-seat ACJ eliminates the need for a refuelling stop in Iceland on the four to five weekly flights between Stuttgart and Detroit, reducing flight time by more than 2h, to 9h.
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.
