GULFSTREAM G700 DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATES May 11, 2020 May 08, 2020 SAVANNAH, Georgia, May 8, 2020 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the second and third all-new Gulfstream G700™ test aircraft have taken flight, further advancing toward certification and customer deliveries of the industry’s new flagship. The second G700 flight-test aircraft had its first voyage on March 20, departing Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) … Continued
Business Jets Not Getting Dumped In This Downturn As Owners Hang Onto Sanitary Travel Capsules May 7, 2020 Brian Foley Contributor Aerospace & Defense Today you can’t pry private jets from owners’ hands despite crazy economic gyrations that would normally spook them into selling, and a business jet fleet that’s essentially been sitting idle awaiting lockdown orders to be lifted. This is in stunning contrast to the financial crisis of 2007-2008 when business … Continued
GULFSTREAM G600 RECEIVES TYPE CERTIFICATE FROM FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION June 28, 2019 SAVANNAH, Georgia, June 28, 2019 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the all-new Gulfstream G600™ earned both its type and production certificates from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certifications clear the way for the first G600 deliveries to customers as scheduled this year. “Getting both authorizations on the same day is evidence of … Continued
Gulfstream Deliveries, Sales Soar in First Quarter May 7, 2019 AIN International Business jet deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace climbed nearly 31 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, largely due to G500 shipments, parent company General Dynamics reported today. The 34 deliveries in the quarter included 27 large-cabin and seven midsize jets, compared with 26 (19 large-cabin, seven midsize) in the same period a year ago. … Continued
Falcon 8X Sets SMO-TEB Speed Record May 7, 2019 AIN International While it used to be normal to see Dassault Falcons landing and taking off from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in Southern California, the arrival and departure of a Falcon 8X on Wednesday was somewhat unique—and not just because SMO’s runway was shortened last year in an effort to reduce business jet traffic at … Continued
G500 Deliveries Put Gulfstream Over the Top in 2018 January 30, 2019 By AIN International Business jet deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace surged 40 percent in the fourth quarter—to 42 units (34 large-cabin and eight midsize jets)—largely thanks to nine shipments of the newly certified G500, parent company General Dynamics announced today. This pushed full-year Gulfstream deliveries to 121, one more than in 2017 and meeting General Dynamics’ … Continued
Preowned Report: Used Market Hitting the Apex December 29, 2018 by Mark Huber AINonline A super-heated used business aircraft market has had more jet-A thrown on it due to new tax law changes and looming FAA equipment mandate deadlines. The tax law changes, embodied in the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, extends 100 percent bonus depreciation to used equipment, including used aircraft. … Continued
Gulfstream Flagship Sets Yet Another City-pair Speed Record December 11, 2018 by Mark Phelps AIN On the way to MEBAA 2018, Gulfstream’s flagship G650ER made some history. It set a speed record, flying nonstop from Teterboro, New Jersey, outside New York City, to Dubai in 11 hours, two minutes. That eclipses the previous city-pair record by one hour, 48 minutes. The flight covered 6,142 nm (11,375 … Continued
Gulfstream Won’t ‘Relinquish’ Top-of-market Position November 14, 2018 AINonline.com “Gulfstream has no intention to relinquish control of the market we created with the G650/G650ER,” Gulfstream president and CEO Mark Burns said Wednesday at the Corporate Jet Investor Miami conference in reference to the Bombardier Global 7500’s imminent service entry. While he implied that Gulfstream Aerospace will respond with a new top-of-the-market aircraft, he declined … Continued
Global 7500 Crosses FAA Certification Finish Line November 8, 2018 Bombardier Business Aircraft’s flagship Global 7500 received FAA certification today, achieving another key milestone as it approaches service entry by year-end. The 7,700-nm, four-zone business jet gained Transport Canada’s nod on October 1, though EASA approval is still pending. “This milestone is the latest accomplishment for our Global 7500, which has been exceeding expectations on … Continued