A Bombardier Learjet 35A, being flown by ExecuJet Aviation, was shot down in Ethiopia on 29 August, killing its two crew. The twin-engined business jet, owned by an "American customer", was being flown from Naples, Italy, to ExecuJet in Johannesburg for refurbishment.
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.
