The Turkish charter company Air Sapphire was fined by the US government for the flight of a Gulfstream aircraft to Russia in violation of export regulations, according to FlightGlobal. The US Bureau of Industry and Security has imposed a $285,000 fine on Ankara-based Sapphire Havacilik for export control violations. On October 13 last year, the company flew a Gulfstream aircraft from Istanbul to Tyumen with two Russian citizens. The plane was also used to transport a Russian citizen from the Maldives to Moscow around January 21 this year. The company pleaded guilty The payment to Air Sapphire …