The first-ever non-stop flight from New York to Tokyo by a business jet was completed on 20 August by a Gulfstream V. The 11,310km (6,110nm) flight was completed in 13h 22min. The GV was subsequently flown non-stop from Toyko to Moscow.
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.
