A private Dornier 328 owner based in Milan, Italy has selected 328 Support Services to complete a VIP conversion of the twin turboprop. The deal marks the first turboprop conversion to be undertaken by the Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany-based company, which is the type certificate holder for the Dornier 328 family. 328 Support has completed eight conversions of the 328JET variant in five years and three more upgrades are in the pipeline.
Source: Flight Daily News
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.
