ExecuJet Aviation has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier to purchase an ultra-long-range Global Express and a mid-size Learjet 60 business jet. The deal, valued at R300 million ($50 million) "will befinalised in the coming weeks." Lanseria Airport, Johannesburg-based, Execujet is the sole sales agent and service centre for Bombardier business jets in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and the Indian Ocean Islands.
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.
