The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded nine business-aircraft pilot training contracts to FlightSafety International. The three-year contract for pilot and recurrent training includes the Cessna Citation, Learjet 55, Westwind 1124, Beechjet 400 and Sabreliner 40. Additional deals covering the Gulfstream II and IV and Canadair CL-600 are in place, covering the next year.
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.
