AlliedSignal is offering to upgrade TFE731-3 turbofans powering the Learjet 55 to improve reliability and durability. Meanwhile, operators of Dassault Falcon 50s, Raytheon Hawkers and other 731-3-powered types can now pay for a similar upgrade under AlliedSignal's hourly rate maintenance plan.
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.
