Avcon Industries is aiming for certification of its Learjet 20-series reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) modification by June, and is working with Bizjet International to offer the $150,000 upgrade. Thunder Avionics, meanwhile, has teamed up with Flight Test Associates to provide RVSM modifications for Dassault Falcon 10s and 20s.
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.
