Kristoffer Sundberg, general manager, of Denmark's JoinJet, signed a letter-of-intent at the show this morning for an upgrade of the company's Hawker 800XP to the 800XPR standard. The 800XPR package was launched at EBACE earlier this year and incorporates new TFE731-50R engines, winglets, an optional avionics upgrade and a stylized interior. The modifications are designed to provide increased range, better hot-and-high performance, and lower operating costs.
Source: Flight Daily News
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.
