Jet Aviation's Basel completion centre has delivered its first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) and a Boeing 767. The BBJ, which was also the first model to be outfitted in Europe, has a VIP interior with seating for up to 18 passengers. Features of the 767, which was transformed from an airliner into a VIP aircraft, include an integral airstair at the cabin door and a stairwell leading from the galley to the cargo hold.
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.
