Gulfstream

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced last week that it has officially opened its second company-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Southern California, one of the world’s busiest corridors for Gulfstream business jets. The new service center at Van Nuys Airport has customer resources that include sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and sizable ramp space. The […]

Gulfstream announced the G700 last night, the Savannah, Georgia-based airframer’s new entry into the ultra-long-range aircraft category—a model clearly aimed at Bombardier’s Global 7500. Also announced were two new fleet operators of the G700 that will help keep the assembly lines busy until 2023, the next delivery opportunity. Flexjet will serve as the G700’s launch […]

Flocks of aircraft from various key manufacturers in the business aviation space gathered at the Salina Municipal Airport, in Kansas, to take part in a new mission: to prove the viability of sustainable aviation fuel for the bizav market. Embraer joined other manufacturers in utilizing sustainable aviation fuels for the journey to NBAA-BACE in 2019, […]

Gulfstream Aerospace looks to be on track for major expansion of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capability in 2019, with the second of three planned service center improvements announced last week at the company’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. The Gulfstream East Campus, at 202,000 square feet, brings to nearly 1 million square feet of […]

Say the words “Hurricane Hunters,” and you evoke a vivid movie featuring daring pilots flying the best equipment into the maw of all manner of storms to capture data that will develop understanding about their nature—and save lives. The division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) responsible for these missions is the Office […]

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its first G600 business jet to a U.S. customer from its facility in Savannah, Georgia, on August 8, 2019. The initial delivery marks an important milestone for the program, just one month after the FAA granted the aircraft’s type and production certification, on June 28. Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream, called out […]

After months of speculation, the 2019 Flying Innovation Award went to the team at Gulfstream for their development of the G500 business jet. Gulfstream president Mark Burns accepted the big prize at an awards event in Oshkosh on the opening day of EAA AirVenture. The Flying Innovation Award recognizes the most innovative product to have […]

Gulfstream Aerospace announced on Friday, June 28, 2019, it received not only FAA type certification but also production certification for the G600. The approval caps nearly 100,000 hours of simulated flight in total during the ground testing program, and more than 3,200 hours of flight testing by the company. Years prior to the first flight […]

The ultralong-range Gulfstream G650ER set another record last week when it flew non-stop from Singapore to Tucson, Arizona, in 15 hours, 23 minutes at an average speed of 597 mph over the 8,379 nm route. The G650 beat the previous speed record on this segment by 44 minutes and landed in Tucson with NBAA IFR […]

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G500 recently earned an innovation award for its introduction of the Symmetry Flight Deck and the safety advancements it brings to the business-jet industry. The award came from the Business Intelligence Group, that rewards vision, creativity and persistence in the world’s leading companies and individuals. The G500’s innovations include active control sidesticks, an […]