Dassault plans to reveal further details of the proposed FNX business jet at this month's Paris air show, including the aircraft's range and performance, but powerplant selection is unlikely to be made until September. Delivery of the new aircraft "the first of a future range of Falcons that will be completely different", is slated for 2005, says Dassault.
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.
