New to Paris this year is Galaxy Aerospace, which is producing the Galaxy super-midsize business jet in conjunction with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI).
Mating of all airframe sections of the Galaxy was completed in May; first flight is planned for late this year and certification expected by the fourth quarter of 1998.
A cockpit and cabin mockup are on display during the show.
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.
