The first full flight simulator for the Bombardier Learjet 45 business jet has received US Federal Aviation Administration training approval. Installed at FlightSafety International's Tucson, Arizona, training centre, the simulator is equipped with FlightSafety's ChromaView visual system. Level D certification is planned when more aircraft data is available.
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.
