The Bombardier Learjet 45 super light business jet has been granted a type certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The first civil operator to benefit from the approval will be Global Wings of Tokyo, Japan, which plans to base two Learjet 45XRs in Beijing and begin executive charter operations in China.
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.
