Gulfstream

The FAA and EASA have signed off on Gulfstream‘s new cockpit upgrade for GIV, GIV-SP, GV, G300 and G400 airplanes. Called PlaneDeck, the new upgrade provides pilots with geo-referenced electronic charts and maps, in-flight XM weather and video displays for the six-screen Honeywell system. Pilots should notice better clarity as the previous cathode ray-tube DU-880 […]

As investigators continue to probe the fatal 2011 crash of a Gulfstream G650 test aircraft, the NTSB recently voiced some harsh words regarding Gulfstream’s handling of the investigation. In a letter dated April 4, 2012, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman outlined a number of offenses committed by the bizjet giant, including information withholding, noncompliance with NTSB […]

As Gulfstream’s G150 fleet recently flew past the 100,000-flight-hour mark, the company also completed the initial production phase of its 100th G150, Gulfstream recently announced. The milestones come approximately 6.5 years after the midsize-cabin speedster first entered service, breaking a number of speed and range records in its bizjet class along the way. Since then, […]

Just a few months after Gulfstream’s flagship G650 snagged provisional certification from the FAA, the company’s newest airplane, the Gulfstream G280, has accomplished a similar feat. All that is left to finish on the Gulfstream G280 for the full FAA nod is an update to the super-midsize jet’s avionics system, the company said late last […]

Gulfstream Aerospace has expanded its preowned services to help connect existing owners with potential buyers around the world. The new brokerage service will provide marketing opportunities through the company’s worldwide network of customers, and Gulfstream’s sales representatives can also assist with market analysis, pricing and financing to complete the sale of the airplanes. Preowned brokerage […]

Gulfstream Aerospace last week announced the promotion of company veteran Larry Flynn to president, a move that will take effect next month. Flynn will replace another Gulfstream veteran, Joe Lombardo, as president, though Lombardo won’t be going far. He will continue to oversee Gulfstream, along with Jet Aviation, as vice president for parent company General […]

Gulfstream has resumed flight testing of its G650 business jet nearly two months after the crash of a test aircraft during takeoff at Roswell, New Mexico, that killed all four Gulfstream employees on board. “We have conducted all the necessary reviews to assure ourselves that we can safely resume the flight-test program at this point,” […]

More than 460 companies are gearing up to showcase at the upcoming 2011 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, which will take place over a three-day stretch in Geneva next week. This year’s show, jointly hosted by EBAA and NBAA, will be the 11th consecutive EBACE and has already acquired enough exhibitors to break the […]

As it works with the NTSB to determine the cause of the crash of a Gulfstream G650 flight test airplane, the company has decided to temporarily suspend flight activities for the remaining four flight test articles. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Pres Henne, senior vice president for programs, engineering and test for Gulfstream, […]

One of Gulfstream’s G650 ultra long-range business jets crashed on the runway at Roswell, NM, on Saturday, fatally injuring the two test pilots and two flight test engineers on board. The FAA said the accident happened after the jet attempted to lift off, struck a wingtip on the runway, which caused the gear to collapse […]