Bombardier Business JetSolutions' FlexJet fractional-ownership programme, launched in May 1995, has passed the 150-owner mark. The FlexJet fleet of Bombardier Learjet 31As, Learjet 60s and Canadair Challenger 604s, now totalling 34 aircraft, is expected to approach 40 by year-end.
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.
