Fractional jet ownership company Flexjet has placed orders for at least three Learjet 70 aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in 2013. Flexjet plans to outfit the aircraft with wi-fi and pop-up touchscreen monitors. The operator's fleet of business jets averages five years of age.
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.
