Cessna has raised the maximum operating Mach number of the Citation Sovereign mid-size business jet from M0.78 to M0.8 as a result of flight testing, increasing operational flexibility. Three Sovereigns have logged more than 670h, and US certification is scheduled for the fourth quarter.
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.
