Bombardier has secured its first private-sector sale of a Learjet in Japan, with Nagoya-based Chunichi Press ordering an extended-range Learjet 31A/ER for delivery in 1998. Singapore-based Global Aviation has ordered two Canadair Challenger 604s.
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.
