Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services is providing factory service for Challengers and Learjet 60s at Frankfurt's Rhein-Main Airport, using hangar space held by Bombardier Flexjet Europe partner Jet Connection Business Flight. In the UK, Bombardier has authorised London Stansted-based Metro Business Aviation to service Challengers.
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.
