The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) covering operation of Pilatus PC-12 single-engined turboprop pneumatic de-icing boots. It specifies that the boots be activated at the first signs of ice accumulation. The AD affects about 100 US-registered PC-12s.
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.
