DeCrane Aircraft Holdings has continued its acquisition spree with a deal to buy Dettmers Industries, a Florida-based manufacturer of motorised seats for corporate jets. DeCrane Group has also completed the acquisition of Avtech, a Seattle-based manufacturer of aircraft electronics, lighting and audio systems.
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.
