Gulfstream

Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 Earns FAA Certification

Gulfstream Aerospace announced on Friday that Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 700 engines have earned their FAA certification. Developed at the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Business Aviation engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, the engine model received its EASA certification in 2022. The Pearl 700 was custom-designed to power Gulfstream’s new G700 and G800 business jets. “We are excited […]

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Gulfstream Announces G700 Performance Increases

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced range and speed increases, along with improvements in cabin altitude, for its new G700 business jet. The model will now offer a range of 7,750 NM, a 250-NM improvement over original estimates, and a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935, up from Mach 0.925. Cabin altitude has been reduced to 2,840 […]

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Gulfstream G550 Logs One Millionth Landing

Gulfstream Aerospace announced on Wednesday that the G550 business jet fleet has officially passed the one-millionth landing milestone. The model, which entered service in 2003, has logged over 2.6 million flight hours to date with more than 600 aircraft currently in service. Winner of the 2003 Robert J. Collier Trophy, the G550 was the launch […]

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Gulfstream Flies Second G800

Gulfstream Aerospace announced on Thursday that its second G800 flight test aircraft has flown for the first time. The flight, which lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes, took place last Saturday at the company’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. Gulfstream noted that the aircraft flew on a 30/70 blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and reached […]

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Larry Flynn Dead At 71

Larry Flynn, who formerly served as president of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and vice president of General Dynamics, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 71. While he was president, Gulfstream launched the G500, G600 and G650ER business jets and was awarded the 2014 Robert J. Collier Trophy for its G650 program. Flynn was inducted […]

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