The NBAA convention has risen back to fifth place in the ranking of largest US trade shows based on square footage of exhibits. This is due to the success of NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas last year, according to Trade Show Executive.
The 2010 NBAA Convention had been ranked eighth.
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.
