Rockwell Collins is retrofitting the Piaggio P180 Avanti with Pro Line 21 flat-panel displays under an agreement with Denton, Texas-based Jet Works. Certification is expected in September. New Avanti IIs are factory-equipped with Pro Line 21. A Honeywell Primus Epic flat-panel cockpit upgrade is also available for the P180.
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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.
