Vice-chairman Frank Wisekal has retired after 17 years with Dassault Falcon Jet. Before 1980, he spent 22 years with Grumman Aerospace, Grumman American Aviation and Gulfstream American. He will continue his involvement in business aviation as a consultant in Florida.
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.
